Shelby Living, July/August 2020

DANCING THROUGH QUARANTINE • ART BY SCOTT VAUGHN OWEN • ALABASTER’S STRINGS PROGRAM

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THE FAMILY TIES BEHIND BURNETTE FARMS MARKET

There’s No Place

LIKE HOME

A BACK PORCH QUARANTINE WEDDING

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FEATURES

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JUST KEEP DANCING When in quarantine, the (dance) beat went on. It just looked a bit different than usual.

SHELBY LIVING BEST OF THE BEST WINNERS 2020 Who’s the best? We asked, and you answered. Thousands of votes were cast in Shelby Living Magazine’s annual Best of the Best contest. Read on to find out our readers’ favorites in Shelby County.

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11 arts & culture

11 Saw the Sign: Scott Vaughn Owen’s Journey in Art 17 Time for a Virtual Concert: Embracing Technology 18 Read This Book: Black Voices with Alabama Tires

schools & sports

19 Like Magic: A Look at Alabaster’s Strings Program 24 Five Questions For: Helena Teacher Anna McEntire

food

& drink

25 Farm Fresh: Meet the Family Behind Burnette Farms Market 30 Five Questions For: Cinnaholic’s John Rumore

home

& style

31 Where It All Started: A Back Porch Wedding in Quarantine

PHOTO BY MARY TWEEDY

in every issue 4 Contributors 5 From the Editor 6 The Question 7 The Guide 60 Business Connections 66 Who’s Who 74 Out & About

SL 78 Marketplace

80 My Shelby County

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contributors EDITORIAL

Stephen Dawkins Alec Etheredge Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Scott Mims Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS

Kathryn Bell Amber & Nathan Crumpton Alexandra Ditoro Lindsay Dyess Elizabeth Franklin-Balch Jeremy Raines Lindsay Schluntz Mary Tweedy

DESIGN

Jamie Dawkins Kate Sullivan Green Connor Martin-Lively

Kathryn Bell, Photographer Kathryn is a freelance photographer with a recent degree in art from the University of Montevallo. Her photography has led her to photograph presidential candidates and create fine arts work inspired by the classics.

She fancies herself a plant lady and enjoys the challenge of keeping rare and difficult plants alive and enjoys exploring Birmingham!

Amber & Nathan Crumpton, Photographers Amber and Nathan are a husband and wife photography duo. They have a passion for creativity with a disciplined eye, showcasing their abilities through their business CRU Photography. Their favorite subject to capture is love, but in all shoots photography is more than a job—it’s a passion.

MARKETING

Kristy Brown Darniqua Bowen Kari George Caroline Hairston Rachel Henderson Rhett McCreight Viridiana Romero Lisa Shapiro Kerrie Thompson

ADMINISTRATION Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Daniel Holmes Stacey Meadows Tim Prince

Alexandra Ditoro, Writer Alexandra is a Shelby County native who recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with BAs in journalism and dance. Now living in Chicago, she is quick to educate her Midwestern friends on the proper way to make cornbread (no sugar, please) and debate whether it is a “pop” or a “Coke.”

Mary Tweedy, Photographer Mary started her photography journey with a film camera in high school.

Today, she runs Mary Tweedy Photography, a full-service photography studio, located in Helena. The studio specializes in all things portrait: maternity, newborn, baby’s first year plan, family and high school senior portraits, and professional headshots. When she is not taking portraits, Mary helps startups, small businesses and non-profits build websites, stress free and fast. She lives in Pelham with her husband and two boys.

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ON THE COVER

A Quarantine Wedding

McKenzie Williams, pictured with her mom, married in her parents’ Chelsea home, where she just so happened to first meet her groom too.

Photo by Cru Photo Design by Connor Martin-Lively

When I first walked into the doors of Oak Mountain High School in the fall of 2000—only the second year the school was open—I had no idea of the road that lay ahead. I didn’t know that Faye Walls’ AP U.S. History lectures would ignite a passion that led me to a degree in history that, more than anything, taught me to write well and ask good questions. I didn’t know that yearbook conferences and competitions with Melissa Dixon and Cindy Cruce (yes, we were fiercely competitive with our yearbook!) coupled with the love of Latin grammar and vocabulary Theresa Boody instilled in me would be the foundation what made me want to go to journalism school at the University of Missouri.

I didn’t know that my dreams of working for a national magazine would morph into a sweeter reality of telling the stories of those who live in the neighborhoods around me, and that they’d take me back to majestic views of Double Oak Mountain I didn’t appreciate until I lived out of state and the winding county roads I didn’t realize felt like home until I returned to them in my 20s.

My title as editor of Shelby Living might be new, but I am no stranger to Shelby living. And I couldn’t be more delighted that two decades later I’m back sharing the stories of the place that first inspired my own story.

Another part of the journey I definitely didn’t see coming was that the pandemic we’ve all been living in since mid-March—the one that shaped the pages that lie ahead in this issue. Alexandra Ditoro looked at what dance studios and teams looked like in the COVID-19 quarantine, right down to an outdoor recital Kathryn Bell photographed for us. Elsewhere in this issue, Lindsay Dyess shares about virtual concerts happening at the Shelby County Arts Council, I got to capture in words how the owners of Burnette Farms Market in Pelham started carrying flour and yeast when those items were scarce in grocery stores, and you’ll find photos of virtual violin lessons in our story on Alabaster City Schools’ strings program.

If you want to read something extra sweet, check out our account of a back porch wedding that just so happened to take place in the home where the bride and groom first met—stunning photos and all.

Speaking of visually appealing stories, be sure to read about Scott Vaughn Owen’s artwork, and the winners of our annual Best of the Best contest our readers voted for too.

Thanks for reading, and feel free to reach out to me anytime and share stories you’d like to see in our future issues! I’m excited to curate them in the many pages to come.

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“ ” THE QUESTION

What’s one thing your family wouldn’t have done if it weren’t for the COVID-19 quarantine?

We wouldn’t have sewn 500+ (and still counting) face masks.

- Stephanie Harwell

Met some of our neighbors from spending more time outdoors because our schedules would have been too busy with kids athletic events to slow down and take walks and ride bikes.

- Jamie Stephenson

Had a parade of our neighborhood graduates.

It was so much fun for the grads and neighbors and showed a real community spirit.

Would not have decorated my windows and front yard for the neighborhood children.

Wouldn’t have gone strawberry picking because I never would have thought of it. It was nice and open with room to distance ourselves from others.

Started going on walks after dinner. The children have found wild blackberries and honeysuckles, and we’ve met neighbors that we’ve never seen.

- Nita Fridley Furlong

- Cary N Rebecca Martinez

We wouldn’t have found an interesting way to help others, by purchasing creative, hand-made masks from artists all over the world.

- Stephanie Ehley

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- Ann English

-Lindsey Murphy

Hiked 62.23 miles in various state parks, preserves, & trail heads with my twin 5-year-old daughters.

- Jordan Elizabeth Gilliam

THE GUIDE

HELENA FESTIVAL INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 3 5:30 P.M. Old Town Helena Start your Fourth of July celebration a day early with food trucks, live music, and a fireworks display starting around 9 p.m. Old Town’s merchants will be open for the festivities too, and social distancing guidelines will be in place among the vendors. Visit hbahelena.com for more information or to purchase a Fourth of July themed shirt ($20 each) to help fund the fireworks display.

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THE GUIDE FOOD

Market Fresh

You can still shop local businesses and farmers’ selections at local farmers’ markets this summer with social distancing. Here are the markets that were open as of this issue’s production in early June. uAlabaster Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon Behind Alabaster Senior Center cityofalabaster.com uHelena Market Days Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon Helena Amphitheater facebook.com/The.Helena.

Market.Days/ uMarket Place at Lee Branch Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon Open for drive-through and online ordering The Village at Lee Branch Shopping Center themarketplaceatleebranch.com uMontevallo Farmers’ Market Mondays, 3-6 p.m.

Behind Montevallo First Baptist Church, 660 Main Street facebook.com/ montevallofarmersmarket/ uValleydale Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon Faith Presbyterian Church valleydalefarmersmarket.com

ARTS

Livestream a Concert

Missing live music? Watch Shelby Arts Council’s live steam concerts live Thursday nights or any time on the arts council’s YouTube channel. Three on A String (pictured), The Phil Dudley Band, The Chuck

King Trio, John Scalici and Rob Alley, and Margeaux & The Cat’s Meow all performed in May and June. You can also catch Three on a String for a live show in the council’s Blackbox Theatre on Aug. 8.

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Third Annual Summer Shindig

Old Baker Farm 5-9 P.M. Time for farm-style summer fun with a sunflower maze, watermelon cutting, visits with animals, live music, fireworks, arts and crafts, food trucks and more. Special regulations for activities such as watermelon cutting will be in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and features such as the sunflower maze will be spread out so that social distancing can easily take place. Tickets are $10 at the gate (cash) or

$12 in advance (card). For more information and updates call 205-6727209 or visit oldbakerfarm.com or the farm’s Facebook page.

Find Upcoming Event Listings

Many local events have been canceled since the COVID-19 quarantine started in March. As of sending this magazine issue to press in mid-June, it was 8 July/August 2020

unknown when some scheduled events would resume. To give our readers the most up-to-date information, we will be posting event details as they are

confirmed on shelbyliving.com and on our social media @shelbylivingmagazine.

Please check those places for event updates for July and August.

THE GUIDE CHURCHES

Little Free Pantry

SCHOOLS

Second Chance Dance Helena High School’s prom might not have happened this spring as planned, but a second chance came June 5 at Helena Hollow. There was a dance floor of course, along with golf cart shuttle, cornhole boards, a digital photo booth,

petting zoo, snacks, and Chick-Fil-A sandwiches. To top off the 2020 pandemic theme, attendees were given a Helena Hollow koozie, pop socket and roll of toilet tissue as favors in partnership with Glitz and Gowns.

Heard of Little Free Library? Well now there’s a Little Free Pantry in Alabaster at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in addition to one at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Montevallo that inspired it. Similar to the library concept, anyone who wishes to donate food can place non-perishables in the Little Free Pantry, and anyone who needs food can take what they need, free of charge and with no strings attached.

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THE GUIDE COLUMBIANA

Wine & More

Red or white? Either way, there’s a new wine shop in Columbiana: Just A Tish, Wine & More. Wines are available by the bottle or by the glass, and the store holds wine tastings and small group events. It is located at 113 West College St., Suite B and is owned by Kelly Davis.

HELENA

Upscale Comfort Food Former Highlands Bar & Grill sous chef James Washington is the chef behind a new gourmet to-go restaurant in Helena: Refined To-Go. James defines the restaurant as merger of food truck and restaurant concept serving upscale comfort food. The menu features dishes like blackened chicken alfredo, Asian stir fry, boom boom shrimp tacos and pan roasted salmon. It’s located at 778 2nd Street in Helena. Find the menu and more information at refinedtogo.com.

PELHAM

Tamale Time

Time for tamales! Delta Blues Hot Tamales is relocating to 3569 Pelham Parkway in Pelham and planning to open in July with its menus of wings, tacos,

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chicken fried chicken, catfish, tamales (of course) and more. Find their full menu and other information at deltablues hottamales.com.

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ARTS

I SAW THE SIGN

Scott Vaughn Owen recounts his journey into the sign industry and contemporary art.

BY LINDSAY SCHLUNTZ PHOTOS BY MARY TWEEDY ShelbyLiving.com

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When Scott Vaughn Owen was growing up in Columbiana, art education wasn’t a part of his school day. Now at age 58, he recognizes how lucky he was that his mother saw his natural artistic talent back then. “I had an infatuation from the time I was little bitty with lettering, and she encouraged it,” he says. “Like, for birthdays, I’d get drawing paper and stuff.”

By the time her son was 12, Betty Owen had connected him with an older gentleman who painted signs on the side. Mr. George Starcher visited businesses and created window splashes.

“All the stores in downtown Montevallo would put designs on their front windows to welcome the college students back,” Scott recalls. “He would push his wheelbarrow through downtown and paint on all those windows.”

Scott spent weekends following him from window

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to window. “He’d show me how he was lettering signs–way before computers,” Scott says. “He’d tell me about his career and show me how the process worked... That encouragement as a child made me realize there was something there for me.”

Scott went on to attend college at the University of Montevallo and, not surprisingly, took art classes since he knew he could draw. When he ran out of money trying to pay his own way through school, he decided to look for employment at a sign company in Birmingham. He got hired to sweep the floors, but it was a blessing in disguise for Scott. “Those four months, I looked over the shoulders of professional sign artists,” he recollected. “They showed me how to use the right brushes, and I’d come home in the afternoons and I’d practice until I felt confident branching out on my own.”

And lo and behold at age 20, Scott started a sign

Scott Vaughn Owen holds up one of his sketches in his Columbiana studio.

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Scott started his career by working in the sign business.

business out of the back of his car. “I’d go to school and spend the rest of the day lettering people’s trucks and windows,” he recalls. “Eventually, I was bankrolling my tuition, my apartment, had cars and was doing all this on the side!”

Scott says he’s grateful he was young enough to understand technology was going to be a major factor in the sign industry. In the mid-80s, he went to Oklahoma to participate in the beta-testing of one of the very first vinyl cutting machines ever made. He knew he had to have one, so he made a trip to the bank to borrow money for one.

It ended up being a quality investment. Case in point: when he received a call from one of the contractors building the Galleria in Hoover. “I cut out every vinyl letter that went in the Galleria!” he says, shaking his head. “I was just this 25-year-old

guy, but I helped usher in what everyone now thinks is the common way to do signs–way back in the ’80s!”

By 2008, the big development boom ended, and Scott found himself sitting still for the first time in a long time. So he picked up a pencil and started to draw again. Today he’s a contemporary artist, sign maker, lettering guru and graphics artist—what he considers a fantastic blend of artistic endeavors all based in his studio in Columbiana.

If you press him to pick what’s most interesting to him these days, he will tell you it’s his contemporary work. “It is of me, for me,” he says. “It’s simply not about the money. It’s about the fact that I was given a gift or ability to do something and, by George, I’m just going to do it!”

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the years, the artist can’t pick just one to be the most proud of.

“They’re like children, birthed through my brain and I appreciate them for what they are,” he responds when we asked about it.

At this point in his artistic journey, he wants to share what he knows too. “The lettering skills are especially important to share,” he says. “These skill sets and techniques that we’ve used in this craft over the last thousands of years all over the world are going by the wayside because technology is so much simpler and easier to do.”

He is especially grateful for the mentors he’s had and for his family. His mother started fanning the flames of his artistic passion, and his wife, Taylor, kept it burning. “She’s the reason that the contemporary artwork exists,” he says. “She gets the fact that art is part of who I am, not just a job.”

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He’s also valued the involvement of his sons, Parker and JohnThomas, and his brother Frank, and Frank’s wife, Letty, as great supporters and helpers. “I’ve been a lucky fellow in a lot of different ways. I sure can’t complain.

“You never know the difference you might make in someone else’s life. Nobody is an island. The encouragement I’ve gotten from everyone else is a big deal.”

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TIME FOR A VIRTUAL CONCERT

The Artist Member and Pottery Collective exhibit will kick off the Shelby County Arts Council’s summer programming.

BY LINDSAY DYESS PHOTO BY VIDEOVISIONS/MEDIA MARKETING Although many peoples’ lives have drastically changed over the last few months, the Shelby County Arts Council has remained determined to keep the arts alive in Shelby County! The SCAC embraced the technology of livestreams and online learning as we moved toward our temporary new normal.

Although music venues have been closed, that doesn’t mean the music stops! With the help of our friends from Video Visions Media Marketing, the SCAC has been able to share performances from some of the most talented regional musicians. We have been able to bring elevated livestreamed performances directly to the comfort of your home.

These performances are simulcast to the Shelby County Arts Council’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. A few of the livestreamed performances to date have been the 2blu Duo, a Led Zeppelin tribute show, the Byron Thomas Duo, Three on a String, Cam Spinks and many more great acts. A virtual tip jar is also available to show some extra support to the musicians or a local charity.

With the return of small music and art classes in June, the SCAC is taking measures to keep safe while doing our best to support the arts. The Kid’s Fine Art Camps are still scheduled for the weeks of July 6-10 (Week I-ages 5-8) and July 13-17 (Week II-ages 9-12). There are limited spaces available for these camps. Please visit our website for info and camp registration. July will also host the opening for the annual Fine Folk Art Gallery Exhibit on Thursday, July 23. The gallery show features the work of regional and local folk artists who bend the rules of traditional fine art with their unique homegrown styles.

Visit shelbycountyartscouncil.com or follow the SCAC on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram (@shelby_county_arts) for the latest news and updates about events and classes. We are working to keep people safe and inspired during these uncertain times. Don’t forget to join us Thursday evenings on YouTube and Facebook for a livestreamed music performance, and if you’re looking for more inspiration, check out a few music and art tutorials from our SCAC instructors free of charge on our YouTube channel.

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READ THIS BOOK

Black Voices with Alabama Ties Recommendations from

Our Editorial Staff

As protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis took place at the start of the summer, books about race relations and the black experience in America started to sell out at local bookstores and national online retailers alike. Likewise, librarians and bookstore owners in our community are great resources for recommending reads that speak to these topics. As one more starting point in those conversations, here’s a list of titles by black authors (and one illustrator), all set in our state. Each comes recommended by our editorial staff, who have found that words and pictures that take place closer to the place you call home have all the more power to shape how you see the world around you and respond accordingly.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

By Bryan Stevenson There’s a reason Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times said Stevenson “may, indeed, be America’s Mandela.”

In his book, Stevenson recounts his years as a young lawyer founding Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative to defend the wrongly condemned in the farthest reaches of the criminal justice system—many of them on Alabama’s death row—and how it transformed his understanding of mercy and justice. There’s also a young adult version available and a 2019 film by the same title.

Homegoing

By Yaa Gyasi This novel follows the parallel paths of two sisters from Ghana in the eighteenth century and their descendants through eight generations, illuminating how oppression spills through from generation to generation and creates systemic problems. Latter chapters take us to a cotton plantation in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and the coal mines of Pratt City, Alabama, among other settings, not far from where Gyasi, a Ghana native, was raised in Huntsville.

Barracoon

By Zora Neale Hurston We have a new mural across from the Pizitz Food Hall to thank for introducing us to Cudjo Lewis. Back in 1931, Zora Neale Hurston interviewed him in Plateau, Alabama, a community 3 miles from Mobile that he and other former slaves had founded. At the time, the 89-year-old was the only living person who had been transported from Africa to America as a slave. In this volume, Hurston, an Alabama native herself best known for writing Their Eyes Were Watching God, captures his story and the tragedy of slavery.

Let the Children March

By Monica Clark-Robinson & Frank Morrison “I couldn’t play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn’t go to their schools. I couldn’t drink from their water fountains. There were so many things I couldn’t do.” So begins this children’s book account of the thousands of African American children who marched in Birmingham for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in 1963. Frank Morrison’s emotive oil-on-canvas paintings that are paired with Clark-Robinson’s poetic words earned this book a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Illustration in 2019.

Gone Crazy in Alabama

By Rita Williams-Garcia In this book for middle grades, Delphine, Vonetta and Fern travel to Alabama one summer in the 1960s to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles, and uncover family history and bonds along the way.

This is the third book in a trilogy, so be sure to start with the first, One Crazy Summer, to see how these sisters visit kin all over the nation and discover their own strength along the way.

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SCHOOL

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LIKE MAGIC

How a strings program is teaching Alabaster City Schools students far more than how to use a bow.

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Kristina Handler believes in the value of music. “It teaches you that you can achieve what seems impossible, as long as you persist and work at it,” she says. “This gives the children an incredibly special means to express and communicate.” And as Alabaster City Schools (ACS) Strings Program director and instructor, she’s certainly seen it firsthand.

ACS is unique in that it offers a strings music education program directly through its schools. The after-school lessons are offered at no cost in partnership with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

Three sets of 40 violins are evenly distributed among three schools including Creek View Elementary, Meadow View Elementary and the Intermediate School. Alabaster City Schools also

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Kristina Handler, center, isn’t the only musical member of her family. David, left, is a longtime member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and Nathaniel, right, is a pianist and violinist.

have cello and bass string players who study privately but participate in ACS group events, and three viola players participate with the ACS violinists.

Ten-year-old Jayden Daza, one of the ACS strings program students, can certainly attest to what his teachers claim. “I really like violin because it made me smarter,” he says. “I also like how all of the notes and finger movements blend together to make something amazing. It’s like magic. Mrs. Kris is one of the main reasons that I stick with it.”

Third grader Sidnee McCorkel was first exposed to the violin during a general music class at Creek View Elementary that all 700 third graders in the school system participate in for six weeks. “That’s what made (Sidnee) want to learn to play the violin,” her mother Jaime says. “She is doing lessons on Tuesdays

Creek View Elementary student Sidnee McCorkel, right, takes violin lessons from Kristina Handler online during the COVID-19 quarantine.

“Music and violin is a friend that can transport you, rescue you from where you are.”

-Kristina Handler with Miss Kris from home now. She already has four lessons lined up.”

But what these students are doing is certainly not easy, Handler says. “It teaches lessons in selfdiscipline, organization, honesty with yourself and self-examination,” she says, also noting its benefits especially this spring and summer. “For anyone with a violin in this time of staying home in quarantine, they too can fill this secluded world with music.

Music and violin is a friend that can transport you, rescue you from where you are.”

But during the normal school year, Handler teaches all ages. On Mondays she has two different violin classes going at the same time, one beginner and one advanced. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she teaches the students at the middle school, and on Wednesdays and Fridays, she works with intermediate level students in the fourth and fifth grades.

Ola Lutfi, as a sophomore at Thompson High School, plays cello and bass both with the high school

programs and younger students on occasion. “The music we play is a little hard but it definitely is for our level,” she says.

In each moment of teaching, Handler sees how it enhances her students’ brains. “It exercises both sides of the brain,” she explains. “It uses both very small muscles to larger ones in your back and arms.

Apart from the physical act of making sound, there’s all the information in the music to process and translate, maintain all at one time.”

Handler likes using some of the Suzuki method rhythms but also emphasizes musical literacy. “I emphasize note reading over memorization,” she says. “Also, I am trying to find the fastest and most efficient way to teach these kids. Keeping them all inspired and going is tricky. It’s just as challenging as playing the violin itself!”

Dr. Wayne Vickers, superintendent of Alabaster City Schools, has worked alongside others to get the strings program into the curriculum. “We feel that if every child has the opportunity to connect, they will ShelbyLiving.com

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MEET THE TEACHER Kristina Handler began playing violin when she was 8 years old because someone came into her school and offered lessons. By the time she was a junior in high school, she was teaching violin and viola, and holding recitals her my mom’s house. Now, she has now been teaching for more than 30 years.

Along the way she’s also performed in Russia, Romania and France, along with the Canton, Akron, West Virginia and Wheeling W.V. Symphonies, but perhaps most memorable is the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s 2017 performance in Carnegie Hall. Her husband, David, is also a violinist and a member of the Alabama Symphony.

But that’s not all—she’s also a writer and illustrator and dreams of setting one of her stories to music with a narrator on stage, with the illustrations on a big screen above the orchestra. “Right now, I have three orchestras and a composer interested in the project, but there’s a lot to still figure out,” she says. “The whole project ties in with my teaching, as it would be an educational program about the symphony orchestra’s instruments.”

be ready and well-rounded … we strive to support the three As: academics, athletics and arts,” Vickers says.

“We hope to grow this (strings) program.”

ACS Board Member Dr. John Myrick, a professional musician and university professor, also worked with key district staff to get a government arts grant for the school system to help cover the costs and the district’s program, as well as its Bosendorfer Concert Grand 290 Imperial piano, one of the very largest grand pianos manufactured anywhere in the world that is hand crafted in Austria delete with 97 keys. The system purchased it through Ellis Piano. Not only that but Myrick was key in choosing Handler for her position.

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school system) has been extremely helpful to me thus far,” Pilon says. “I cannot tell you how many teachers and administrators have asked how they could help me. We are all excited to build this program.”

Two years into the strings program, Handler expects it to continue to grow. Her goal in all of it is to teach violin to all ACS students that want to learn, bring them together in various combinations of small to large ensembles, and eventually create the Thompson High School Symphony Orchestra. And in all of it, she’s helping students learn that they can achieve what seems impossible.

Parents who would like more general information on the strings program with Alabaster City Schools can contact the ACS Board of Education at 205-6638400.

Kristina Handler, front right, works with Alabaster City Schools music students at the Leap Into Strings event held in the Thompson High School Performing Arts Center.

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FIVE QUESTIONS FOR

Anna McEntire

Helena Middle School Science Teacher, Dance Team Coach & Teacher of the Year PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

What do you love about teaching?

What I love about teaching middle school is you get to play a small role in those kids’ lives when they are trying to figure out who they want to be and what sparks their curiosity the most. With life sciences, you can see what’s happening to plants outside, you can see your skin and your chill bumps, you can see parts of the cell in a microscope. For middle schoolers, if they can relate any content to their daily lives it helps them connect with it. I love teaching genetics and to open their eyes to how they got their eye color and solve those mysteries. They leave you feeling smarter than when they came into your How did you decide to become a classroom. There’s nothing sweeter than seeing a kid succeed in something and to teacher?

I remember watching my own ninth- know I helped with that. I love seeing them grade biology teacher and how alive she become curious and ask questions. made the subject matter and how she celebrated us and built us up. You felt What role have dance and dance team really seen in her classroom. In that played in your life?

These girls at Helena grew up taking moment, I thought, “That is exactly what I want to do for kids who are my age.” I can dance classes and dance is their life, and remember the teachers who celebrated me that’s the world I remember. Dance and taught me I was smart, capable and brought me out of my shell in middle worthy, and I wanted to help other kids school, and it was defining for my young adult life. It gave me a confidence I had feel special and seen like I was. never known before, and I haven’t stopped You grew up in Shelby County and taught in Tuscaloosa and Florida before coming back. What’s been good about being back in the area?

When I moved back, I knew I wanted to teach in the Shelby County Schools system.

I had a great experience myself and felt very prepared for college at Auburn, and I love how they get kids prepared and how professional and nurturing they are. When I started at Helena Middle School, I really felt like I was home. The unwavering support they give teachers helped with that transition, and they outpour love and support and resources.

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Anna McEntire’s passion overflows as she talks about teaching, and it’s no wonder she was named the Shelby County School’s Middle School Teacher of the Year. “I remember feeling insecure and shy in middle school, and it’s neat to see (my students) become more confident,” she says. “I tell my kids their voice matters.” Her story starts growing up in Oak Mountain schools (she graduated from OMHS in 2006) and has now taken her to Helena Middle School with a faculty she considers “one huge closeknit family.” We chatted with her about what she’s missed most in quarantine and how her own school years inspire what she does today. talking about it since. It helped me see I am good at something. I remember having a hard day at school, and once I left practice the day had turned around. My favorite thing about coaching is mentoring and helping these girls. I love building them up so they are confident to make right decisions, and I set high expectations for my students to be leaders in all their interactions. It’s hard in middle school.

What were some highs and lows of teaching in quarantine?

The main challenge is the lack of connectedness and being able to tell if a concept is truly mastered. There’s a lot to telling if a student is getting what you are teaching with their body language and nonverbal clues. On the positive side, I saw the kids really liked the flexible scheduling and rose to that challenge with independence. They are able to problem solve and troubleshoot issues on their own. Many of my students would want to get their assignments completed right when they were posted so they could free up their time for the rest of the week, and they saw that it is valuable to think about the future. It’s very mature. We also learned about resources to make our classrooms more engaging.

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The key to Burnette Farms Market in Pelham is a family farm in Chilton County.

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Mike Burnette has lost his farmer’s tan these days, but he draws on his years in the field as he picks out produce from the Finley Avenue market for his family’s market in Pelham. To select something like sweet potatoes, he says, you have to know about the soil and the rain. In a drought everything will be smaller and more flavorful. If there’s been a lot of rain, fruits and vegetables are bigger and less flavorful. “Ninety-nine out of 100 people buy with their eyes, not their mouth,” he says. “But nine times of out 10 the smaller peach is sweeter.”

The key for him is an almost innate understanding of what produce looks like, naturally. “I know what a tomato looks like on a plant, I know what beans look like on a vine, I know what a peach looks like when you pick it off a tree,” he says. “When people come to see our produce, they see a difference.”

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Market on Helena Road in Pelham. When we visited in May to write this article, Chilton County peaches and strawberries fresh from their family’s fourthgeneration farm were ripe for the picking, and squash, cucumbers, zucchini and more were coming right behind them. In the winter, local produce is limited to staples like potatoes and onions, so they bring in more outside vendors’ crops. The family has also learned convenience is key to their shoppers, so they sell corn already shucked and squash already cut up—whatever will get it to the dinner table quickly while staying fresh.

Surrounding the produce sit a selection of jarred goods, McEwen & Sons grits and even pickled peaches, which the Burnettes say no one makes like they used to. “I will tell you it’s better than something you can get at the grocery store but not as good as your mom of grandmom will make it,” Mike says of

Burnette Farms Market in Pelham sells fruits and vegetables from their family farm in Chilton County as well as other foods.

their jarred and packaged food items.

Mike traces his family farm’s roots back to when his granddaddy first came to Chilton County to help construct the Lay Lake dam and ended up settling onto 100 acres of land in Thorsby. Back then they mainly grew collard and turnips greens, sweet potatoes and field corn—a starchier corn used to feed livestock. He taught his son to harvest just as he did, and his son taught Mike, and Mike taught his son Jared, who now runs the farm while the rest of the family is the backbone of daily business at the market in Pelham.

For decades the farm had exclusively sold to wholesalers, but then came Pepper Place Farmer’s Market in downtown Birmingham two decades ago.

Each week, the Burnette family would bring fresh fruits and vegetables up to sell, and with that they

learned about the increasing popularity of crops like peaches and squash in the Birmingham area.

But as the market got more competitive with more and more vendors, the family started to think about their own venture. That’s when the market in Pelham was born in 2017. “Mike would always say, ‘I wish we had a Pepper Place every day,’ and this is our Pepper Place every day,” Mike’s wife Mary Charles says.

The market is a family affair, with their daughter Jenny running the restaurant in it she dreamed up and Mary Charles involved in all sorts of operations.

One of Mike’s many other roles draws from growing up with hand-turned ice cream. “Vanilla and peach were all we ever had, and the only time we had peach was in the summertime,” he says. “I can only remember having chocolate and strawberry once or ShelbyLiving.com

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twice.” But not as his market. You name an ice cream flavor, and he’ll make it: cantaloupe, banana pudding, buttermilk, even dill pickle and silver queen corn. “I put the raw corn straight in the machine,” he says of the last one. “It was a good seller.”

You’ll find staples like vanilla, peach (any time of year since they freeze the summer crop), strawberry and chocolate too that you can get in a cone or cup or take home in a pint, half pint or quart, along with Mike’s craziest flavor. “I wanted a real hot ice cream, like places that have real hot chicken wings,” he says. “I finally found the right ingredients, and a small amount it can hurt you. I have only found two people who could eat a whole serving of it, and one of them took 30 minutes and he was sweating.”

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makes too. Peach and blackberry are their specialties. In the restaurant area where it’s served, some days you’ll find fried pork chops or fried chicken tenders for lunch, and on the days where they want business to pick up, they put chicken and dressing on the menu, made just like Mike’s mom, Jenny’s Mamaw, did it. In the summer they cook up squash and zucchini from the market, and you’ll also find their new green tomato casserole and their staple peas, beans and sweet potato casserole.

During the COVID-19 quarantine the restaurant had to temporarily shut down, but the Burnettes quickly found their foot traffic for the market itself doubled as people were trying to stay out of the grocery stores just as spring produce was coming in.

The family also saw that staple items like flour and yeast were hard to come by, so they stocked up on those for customers too. With extra time on their

hands at home, more customers were asking questions about how to cook the produce, and they were selling more of the produce boxes with assorted items they sell for $25. “We just walked by faith,” Mary Charles says of a season they’ll certainly never forget.

We can’t make any predictions on just what the rest of 2020 will bring. But like usual when colder temperatures hit this fall, there should be pumpkins

and Christmas trees at the market, and then come spring, you’ll find ferns and flowers for sale. But for now, peaches are king, coming straight up from the family farm where Mike learned his trade.

Burnette Farms Market is located at 8551 Helena Road in Pelham and open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Learn more at burnettefarmsmarket.com or reach them at 205-730-9170 ShelbyLiving.com

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When a Berkeley, California, couple started a cinnamon roll bakery, they were sure to market the rolls as being made from scratch and gourmet before they mentioned they were dairy- and egg-free. But don’t worry, most of their customers can’t taste that it’s anything other than delicious. A few years and Shark Tank episodes later, longtime Hoover resident John Rumore is bringing the Cinnaholic concept to Alabama after he and his wife, Vallee, saw its success in Atlanta and Knoxville. It’s set to open in The Village at Lee Branch on Highway 280 next to Moe’s in the former Southern Spoiled Boutique space. John says to check their Facebook page for updates on their exact opening date this summer, but in the meantime we chatted with him to get a menu preview.

How did the Cinnaholic concept get started?

It was started in Berkeley, California, by Shannon and Florian Radke. They worked on perfecting the cinnamon roll recipe for at least a year and opened a location in 2010. They went on Shark Tank in 2014, and from there they started franchising.

It’s taken off since then, and we are at around 40 locations right now with more under development.

How did you come to bring the concept to Alabama?

Both my father Duke Rumore and uncle Joe Rumore were in the radio business in the ’50s and ’60s, and I attribute a lot of my work ethic and drive to them. My dad would go to the station at 6 a.m. and sold his commercials and everything. Then he had four Rumore’s Buggy Bath car washes on top of it that my brother and I ran. We sold the last one in 2018 and started looking at franchises. We found that Cinnaholic is family-oriented, and they 30 July/August 2020

want the customer to feel like family when they come in. Their products are all made from scratch and are dairy-free, egg-free and cholesterol-free, so they are great for people who have dietary restrictions. It looked like it would be a hit here.

Tell us more about these cinnamon rolls.

Most of the customers who come in don’t realize the cinnamon roll is dairyfree because it’s a great tasting product.

You get to choose from 20 different icings and 20 different toppings to customize it—all made from scratch. We make the pie crumbs and edible cookie dough inhouse, and some of the other topping options are strawberries, blueberries, apples, bananas, chocolate chips and a fudge-style brownie crumbled up. When it comes to icings, there’s strawberry, vanilla, cream cheese, orange cream, Amaretto, caramel and others. Or you can buy cookie dough and put toppings on it too. All the stores source their coffee locally, and we are proud to partner up with Baba Java in Hoover to serve their product. We have an

espresso machine ordered, and we’ll do iced coffee.

What do you recommend ordering?

Our number one seller is The Cookie Monster with cream cheese icing, homemade cookie dough, chocolate chips and chocolate sauce. My favorite is Mamaw’s Pecan Pie. It was developed by the Knoxville store and has maple frosting, fresh pecans, homemade pie crumbs and caramel sauce. The Knoxville location has actually held the No. 2 spot for volume and sales after the Berkeley store.

Do you cater?

Our catering has gone over really well for bridal showers and weddings. We can setup a DIY bar, so you choose your own icings and toppings. We make a baby bun that’s a smaller version of our regular roll for catering. We also cater cookies and brownies, and we make a cinnacake where several cinnamon rolls are baked into a cake and topped with any toppings you like.

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WHERE IT ALL STARTED

A back porch setting centered McKenzie Williams and Brent Whitfield’s quarantine wedding on what mattered most.

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The house on Highway 32 had always caught Brent Whitfield’s eye. For nearly a decade as he made service calls for AT&T near where he’d grown up in Chelsea, he’d been enamored by the home’s lines, and its modern design clad in rustic wood. The first time his job took him on its wooded property he was more than happy to see it up close, but little did he know the significance the place would soon take on in his life.

When Brent came over to tell the homeowner he was finished with the job, they started to chat right inside the front door of the house. It was there that he immediately noticed the owner’s daughter McKenzie sitting on a chair a few feet away. Thirty minutes of conversation with the whole Williams family later, he left a business card with the owner.

Afterward McKenzie found the card and sent a

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text message to Brent. She’d enjoyed talking to him.

Perhaps they could continue the conversation over coffee? And so they did.

Before too long McKenzie moved back home from Mississippi, where she had gone to college and had been living, and following their engagement, they were making plans for around 200 guests to join them as they wed overlooking a canyon in Albertville, Alabama.

And then came the coronavirus, encroaching on their May 24 wedding date. A few weeks into quarantine, the couple realized their original plans were no longer feasible to keep their friends and family safe and started looking at a Plan B. The problem was location. No churches were allowing anyone inside, and parks were closed.

They toyed with the idea of getting married at a

Brent Whitfield and McKenzie Williams married in her parents’ home in Chelsea where they first met.

“We were truly able to relish every moment and laugh. It stripped away anything that can be distracting, and it was about our ceremony and commitment to one another.”

-McKenzie Williams Whitfield family friend’s lake house. And then what might seem obvious dawned on them: Why not marry at the home where they first met?

And if they were simplifying their plans, they figured why wait? So they checked on their photographers Nathan and Amber Crumptons’ availability and moved their date up to April 18— only two weeks from when they set it. “With all the other uncertainty, why would we put it off longer?”

McKenzie says. “We could go ahead and start our lives together.”

A self-proclaimed hard core do-er and Enneagram Type 3, McKenzie set out to make her revised wedding to-do list and check it off—quickly. Brent wasn’t able to get a tux or a suit in time, so they

ordered his wedding attire online from Banana Republic. McKenzie, though, was able to have her dress fitted as planned Diane’s Formal Affair. A family friend, Annette Turner, who had planned to make their dulce de leche wedding cake said she could scale it down, and they got Taziki’s to cater for the 12 guests.

McKenzie recruited a friend from growing up who does floral work, Rebecca Dodd, to make her bouquet and find flowers top the cake. “I told her the colors I wanted, but barely anything was available,” McKenzie recalls. “She said, ‘How about succulents for the cake?’ At that point I said, ‘Let’s use whatever you can get.’” And in the end, the floral touches were just as beautiful as McKenzie ShelbyLiving.com

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THIS PHOTO: Brett and McKenzie took photos outside the home on Highway 32.

TOP RIGHT: McKenzie’s bridesmaids joined her on Zoom as she got ready for the ceremony.

BOTTOM RIGHT: McKenzie with her parents and their goldendoodle.

had imagined, accompanied by some of her parents’ plants. “All of our community rallied together to make it happen,” McKenzie says.

The day before their intimate wedding McKenzie, Brent and their parents gathered the string lights they bought off Amazon and white candles they’d found at Walmart (TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby and Michael’s were all still closed), along with fabric a family friend had from their daughter’s wedding and set to transforming a back porch into an intimate wedding venue, using pieces of McKenzie’s parents’ porch sectional to form an aisle. A friend did the calligraphy on a chalkboard sign at the entrance to the house they setup with antiques from McKenzie’s parents’ house, just as they’d planned for their Albertville ceremony.

By the time they’d finished setting up, they were all still in sweat pants and leggings for the rehearsal—fitting quarantine attire, after all. “It was 34 July/August 2020

such a whirlwind,” McKenzie says.

The wedding day itself started nearly nothing as originally planned. McKenzie kicked off the day with a set of tears talking to her grandmother on the phone—a sweet moment she’ll always remember. A makeup artist wasn’t able to come, so McKenzie recruited the woman who had done her makeup for all the other formal events in her life: her mom.

Soon after their job was done, her bridesmaids were on Zoom for a first look at the bride and to pray together, and they surprised her by wearing their bridesmaid dresses on the call.

McKenzie’s brother wasn’t able to travel with his family—including the flower girl and ring bearer— to marry them as planned, but Brent’s dad, an ordained minister, stepped in instead. In the end, Brent says the most challenging part of the day was when he saw his bride walk down the aisle and not “losing it” crying as their friends and extended

family watched the ceremony on Facebook live.

For photos the couple posed in the house’s woodpaneled master bedroom and outside in front of garage doors—spots they never would have picked out but that in the end looked a lot like the rustic venue they’d originally booked. They even took a few with McKenzie sitting in the chair by the front door where she’d been when Brent first saw her.

“We really feel like the Lord laid it in our laps to meet one another in that way,” McKenzie says. “We were able to shave a sweet moment back where it all started.“ After the ceremony, the newly-joined family— both sets of parents, and Brent’s sister, brother-inlaw and their five kids—headed inside and spent time together and laughed around the kitchen table with the new Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield. In the end, it was nothing they’d originally planned, but more sweet and intimate than they could have imagined.

“The biggest thing was we wanted to savor the whole day,” McKenzie says. “There wasn’t an agenda. We were truly able to relish every moment and laugh. It stripped away anything that can be distracting, and it was about our ceremony and commitment to one another.”

When we talked to the couple in May, they had a delayed reception on the calendar in Albertville in

September, but those plans were still up the air based on how COVID-19 plays out. They hadn’t been able to honeymoon in Mexico as they’d originally planned but were hoping to get a trip on the books soon, especially since they only had four days off for the wedding before returning to work, Brent with AT&T and McKenzie at a physical therapy clinic and as a dance instructor. But what they knew for sure was that the day they’d committed to spend their lives together was one they’d never forget in the best way.

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Just Keep

Dancing When in quarantine, the (dance) beat went on. It just looked a bit different than usual.

By Alexandra Ditoro | Photos by Kathryn Bell As Alabama began to close schools on March 13, much of the state was concerned about how training for the college and high school football seasons would continue. But they weren’t the only ones.

Here in Shelby County the dance community was concerned about their training during the COVID-19 quarantine, too.

With dance studio doors closed and in-person training suspended, coaches and teachers had to get creative with ways to keep their kids moving. And even once these closures began to end, in-person classes had to put proper safety measures in place to protect students and teachers.

At schools, dance team tryouts got postponed to the summer, but training went on. Thompson High School’s dance coach Zandra Morris began posting dance skills and workout plans to help THS dancers

interested in auditioning, and divided these sessions into a five-day practice program posted to Google Classroom.

That will start with auditions this summer—with social distancing of course. Typically participants would learn material in-person a week leading up to the audition. Instead this year, dancers will use materials posted online a week before audition to prepare, and coaches will only see students dance on the day of the actual audition, with measures in place to ensure that dancers are in small groups and maintain social distance.

Before these new, socially-distant dance auditions occur, dancers need to train. That’s where local dance studios come into play with training online.

At the start of quarantine, Jennifer Hoff Friedman, owner of Dance Et Cetera in Helena, ShelbyLiving.com

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Students at Dance Et Cetera in Helena learned routines at home during quarantine that they performed at a socially distanced outdoor recital in May.

reached out to parents to tell them about the virtual dance content and that they would not be charged tuition for the months of April and May, since she wanted to relieve as much financial hardship as she could during this time.

Soon their dancers could start using videos of recital choreography so that dancers could continue to practice technique daily. They could also access a virtual library of more than 40 dance classes.

“We created our virtual training program because we couldn’t leave our dancers without the things they love, just because we couldn’t meet in person,” Jennifer says. “This pandemic reminded us that a big part of our responsibility to our dancers is to always be prepared for creative problem solving!”

To problem solve themselves, Dance Et Cetera also offered a curbside costume pickup and an outdoor, social-distance-friendly registration for classes in the fall throughout the safer-at-home order. And safely bringing students together for a recital meant building an outdoor stage for her students after the school year ended. “Our dancers 38 July/August 2020

work extremely hard all year long, and it broke our hearts to consider not having recitals for them,” she says. “We tackled this challenge head on with the construction of our outdoor amphitheater and have encountered nothing but positive responses for it!”

Over at Southern Dance Arts in Alabaster, owner Janis Sherwood also began to offer online training, first through private YouTube videos and a private Facebook page, and then by offering classes through Zoom several days a week. However, the quick turnaround was difficult, and she said it took several weeks for her to develop an effective program to continue classes virtually.

For a while, Janis had had an idea to restructure her program, and the pandemic helped push her to do so. By May she had new programs in place, such as a smaller number of dancers in teams sorted by age groups as well as master class opportunities, and a Talent search program called the Aspiring Artist Talent Competition, for when the studio reopens in the summer.

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DANCER PROFILE: CHAILYN RILE Chailyn was a Thompson High School Warriorette this past season during her freshman year of high school and is planning to audition for the upcoming season.

When she learned that she would be training online, she understood, but was concerned and disappointed. Here’s how she continued to train: “My dance team coach has posted optional things to do every day on Google Classroom. Everyday has a 10-minute stretch, and (my coach) switches up whether we work on core, arms, or legs for a little bit of a daily workout. She also switches the skill we are working on daily like jumps, turns, kick line technique, etc. I have learned some combos through Instagram lives and YouTube videos.”

“I strongly dislike having to train at home!

I miss my team so much. Practicing together is such a big part of what bonds us together so well. I think quarantine has set back my life as a dancer quite a bit.

Tryouts are different this year, and we will not be able to attend a big UDA camp.”

usual. Instead, there strict rules and limitations on student drop-off and pick-up, cleaning procedures, what will be allowed in the studio, as well as allowing ample time between classes to properly execute these practices. There won’t be any partnering in choreography, where students are in physical contact with each other, which takes out a lot of creative elements of choreography, but Janis is focused on putting the safety of students and faculty first.

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one she lives in in many ways. “I’ve been in contact with teachers and studio owners from all over the world, and we have shared so many of the same struggles and frustration,” she says. “So many have had to shut their doors completely. Teachers and studio owners have reached out to help one another to survive this crisis. It’s been refreshing to see.”

While dance studios and teams will continue to have to adapt, one thing is for sure— “The dance world will forever be changed by this,” Janis says.

That and they will always find a way to keep dancing.

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Who’s the best? We asked, and you answered. Thousands of votes were cast in Shelby Living Magazine’s annual Best of the Best contest. Read on to find out our readers’ favorites in Shelby County.

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DINING & NIGHTLIFE BEST LOCAL COFFEE Beignets & Lattes 1915 County Road 58, Helena 205-358-7828 Runner Up: Bullet Coffee BEST BARBECUE Jim N’ Nick’s, Alabaster 295 Alabaster Boulevard, Alabaster jimnnicks.com 205-605-0170 Runner Up: Jim N’ Nicks, Greystone BEST LOCAL PIZZA Joe’s Italian 21 Weatherly Club Drive, Alabaster joesitalianonline.com 205-663-4111 Runner Up: Area 41

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BEST DATE NIGHT Bellinis 6801 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham ourbellinis.com 205-981-5380 Runner Up: Bywater Oyster Bar & Grill BEST SWEET TREATS K&J’s Elegant Pastries 236 1st St. S, Alabaster kjselegantpastries.com 205-663-4827

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Runner Up: Edgar’s Bakery

BEST PATIO DINING Beef O’Brady’s 4300 Helena Road, Helena beefobradys.com 205-624-2333

BEST BAR/COCKTAILS Siluria Brewing Co. 145 1st Ave. W., Alabaster siluriabrewing.com 205-624-3037

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ChildrensAL.org BEST ETHNIC CUISINE Kobe Japanese Steak House and Sushi 340 Inverness Corners, Birmingham ekobe.com 205-326-7996 Runner Up: Eli’s Jerusalem Grill BEST CATERER Home Plate Cooking 5129 Highway 17, Helena homeplatecooking.com 205-621-6502 Runner Up: Ashley Mac’s BEST MARGARITA Zapopan, Calera 45 Beverly Drive, Calera 205-668-4008

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BEST KID-FRIENDLY DINING Chick-Fil-A-Alabaster 125 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Alabaster chick-fil-a.com 205-685-1190 Runner Up: Station 31 Kitchen

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Runner Up: Spa One80 BEST NAIL SALON Nail Star 9200 Alabama 119, Alabaster 205-664-5373 Runner Up: Foxy Nails BEST SPA Santa Fe Day Spa 611 Doug Baker Boulevard, Birmingham santafedayspa.net 205-408-7221 Runner Up: St. Vincent’s Spa One Nineteen BEST FITNESS CENTER Alabaster YMCA 117 Plaza Circle, Alabaster ymcabham.org 205-663-7240 Runner Up: Body by Bri

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BEST DENTAL PRACTICE Chelsea Family Dentistry, P.C.

Runner Up: Chelsea Animal Clinic BEST FLORIST Main Street Florist 38 Manning Place, Birmingham 114 Main St., Columbiana msflorist.com 205-408-2717 Runner Up: Bloom and Petal BEST LANDSCAPING COMPANY Alabama Turf Works 5657 Helena Road, Helena alabamaturfworks.com 205-624-2010 Runner Up: Rockett’s Bug Juice Gardens

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BEST LOCAL PHARMACY Davis Drug

PLACES BEST EVENT/WEDDING VENUE Douglas Manor 545 Chelsea Springs Drive, Columbiana douglasmanorevents.com 205-369-8714 Runner Up: Helena Hollow BEST FARMERS’ MARKET Burnette Farms Market 8551 Helena Road, Pelham burnettefarmsmarket.com 205-730-9170 Runner Up: Helena Market Days

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE Publix- Helena 4730 Highway 17, Helena publix.com 205-620-0199

Runner Up: Lowe’s, Highway 280

Runner Up: Chick-Fil-A

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BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE Lowe’s, Alabaster 235 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Alabaster lowes.com 205-685-4060

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BEST GARDEN CENTER Cedar Creek Nursery 2979 Highway 119, Montevallo cedarcreeknursery.com 205-665-5237 Runner Up: Myer’s Plants and Pottery BEST DANCE/GYMNASTICS STUDIO Joy’s Dance Company 325 Shady Acres Road, Alabaster joysdancecompany.com 205-835-8483 Runner Up: Dance Et Cetera BEST COMMUNITY CENTER Chelsea Community Center 11101 Chelsea Road, Chelsea cityofchelsea.com 205-677-2052 Runner Up: Alabaster Senior Center

BEST PLACE FOR A KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTY Helena Hollow BEST PUBLIC LIBRARY North Shelby Library 5521 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham northshelbylibrary.org 205-439-5500 Runner Up: Chelsea Public Library

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We thank our sponsors for supporting CityFest and Shelby County residents for voting us Best Festival again! We’re already planning and looking forward to 2021!

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BEST CITY PARK Veterans Park Alabaster 7305 Highway 119, Alabaster cityofalabaster.com 205-664-6840 Runner Up: Oak Mountain State Park BEST PLACE FOR A FAMILY OUTING Oak Mountain State Park 200 Terrace Drive, Pelham alapark.com/oak-mountain-state-park 205-620-2520

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BEST PLACE FOR A KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTY Helena Hollow 6027 Highway 17, Helena helenahollow.com 205-541-8150 Runner Up: Altitude Trampoline Park BEST GOLF COURSE Ballantrae Golf Club 1300 Ballantrae Club Drive, Pelham ballantraegolf.com 205-620-4653 Runner Up: Timberline Golf Course BEST SENIOR LIVING FACILITY Somerby at St. Vincent’s One Nineteen 200 119 Boulevard, Birmingham somerbyseniorliving.com 205-745-4600 Runner Up: Danberry at Inverness 52 July/August 2020

BEST PLACE TO WORSHIP Church of the Highlands 1700 Lee Branch Lane, Birmingham churchofthehighlands.com 205-980-5577 Runner Up: Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church

SHOPPING BEST GIFT STORE Magnolias 48 Chesser Crane Road, Chelsea magnoliasgiftshop.com 205-618-9800 Runner Up: Skull Girl Soaps

BEST PLACE FOR A FAMILY OUTING Oak Mountain State Park

BEST JEWELRY STORE Southeastern Jewelers-Inverness 5299 Valleydale Road, Birmingham southeasternjewelers.net 205-980-9030

BEST HOME STORE Alabama Furniture Market 10 Commercial Park Drive, Calera alabamafurnituremarket.com 206-668-9995

Runner Up: Kay’s Jewelers, Alabaster

Runner Up: Kirkland’s Alabaster

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BEST STORE FOR KIDS Sew Precious 611 Doug Baker Blvd., Suite 115 205-783-5253 Runner Up: Gifted BEST LOCAL CLOTHING STORE Oh My Sole 4045 Helena Road, Helena shopohmysole.com 205-406-5602

BEST STORE FOR KIDS Sew Precious

Runner Up: The Sassy Shopper Boutique

EDUCATION BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE Consigned Designs 72 Fulton Springs Road, Suite A, Alabaster 205-664-7540 Runner Up: Me & Mom Consignment

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BEST TEACHER Susan Dascher Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School Runner Up: Lorrie Steele

BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL Thompson High School 1921 Warrior Parkway, Alabaster acsboe.org 205-685-6700 Runner Up: Chelsea Park Elementary BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL Briarwood Christian School 6255 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham briarwoodchristianschool.org 205-776-5900 Runner Up: Evangel Classical Christian School BEST CHILDCARE Ardent Preschool and Daycare 6801 Tattersall Way, Hoover (Greystone Campus) 205-396-1250 // 25 Southlake Lane, Birmingham (Valleydale Campus) 205-444-5437

BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL Briarwood Christian School BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL Thompson High School

Runner Up: Kingwood Christian Child Development Center

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BEST CHILDCARE Ardent Preschool and Daycare

HOME & FINANCE BEST FINANCIAL SERVICES Central State Bank centralstatebank.com Runner Up: Regions Bank BEST INSURANCE AGENT Brittani Morris/State Farm 100 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Suite 600, Alabaster 205-988-4526 brittanimorrisinsurance.com Runner Up: Bob Butterworth/State Farm BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT Brandi Edwards/Lucas and Associates 100 Chase Park S., Suite 128 205-733-4888 brandi@livinginshelby.com Runner Up: Danielle Turner/Keller Williams

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BEST GIFT STORE Magnolias BEST BANK Central State Bank, Calera 71 Limestone Parkway, Calera centralstatebank.com 205-668-7878 Runner Up: Regions Bank, Alabaster BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY Keller Williams Realty Metro South Office 224 1st St. N. Suite 225, Alabaster kw.com 205-605-1000 Runner Up: RealtySouth

AUTO BEST AUTO SERVICE Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers 136 1st St. N., Alabaster expressoil.com 205-663-2073

AT SOMERBY, OUR STAFF IS UNIQUELY PREPARED TO KEEP YOUR LOVED ONES HEALTHY AND HAPPY.

• 24/7 care support • Associates with the training and the heart to serve seniors • Special attention to keeping residents connected to family UNCERTAIN TIMES CALL FOR CERTAIN CARE — AND A COMMUNITY THAT’S WARM, ENGAGING AND CONNECTS WITH YOU.

TO LEARN MORE OR TO TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR, VISIT SOMERBYSPARK.COM

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FOR VOTING SOMERBY THE BEST SENIOR LIVING CENTER IN SHELBY COUNTY

Runner Up: The Garage BEST NEW CAR DEALER Ernest McCarty Ford 1471 1st St. N., Alabaster emccartyford.com 205-663-3831

INDEPENDENT LIVING • ASSISTED LIVING • MEMORY CARE SOMERBYSPARK.COM • 800.815.3633 200 One Nineteen Blvd. • Hoover, AL 35242

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BEST SWEET TREATS K&J’s Elegant Pastries

BEST USED CAR DEALER Donohoo Auto 8122 Helena Road, Pelham donohooauto.com 877-872-6171 Runner Up: Driver’s Way BEST OIL CHANGE Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, Alabaster 136 1st St. N., Alabaster expressoil.com 205-663-2073 Runner Up: Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, Chelsea

ARTS AND CULTURE BEST LOCAL FESTIVAL Alabaster CityFest P.O. Box 2069, Alabaster alabastercityfest.com cityfest@alabastercityfest.com Runner Up: Buck Creek Festival

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BEST LOCAL MUSEUM Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

BEST LOCAL FESTIVAL Alabaster CityFest

BEST LOCAL MUSEUM Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum 1919 9th St., Calera hodrrm.org 205-668-3435

BEST LOCAL CAUSE Hatching Hope 374 Shady Acres Road hatchinghopecares.org 205-624-2424

Runner Up: Shelby Iron Works

Runner Up: Shelby Humane Society

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The Shelby County Chamber BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

Shelby County Ready to Work Program The Shelby County Chamber and 58 INC. are fortunate to speak with employers every day as they do business in our communities. Over the past several years, our team has met with 200+ Shelby County employers to learn about their businesses and to better understand their talent and workforce needs. Diverse in their makeup, these companies share a common opinion: Career exposure and soft skills are essential elements of a prepared workforce. It’s not the technical skills or training that prevents a successful hire or retention. It’s the lack of essential skills in punctuality, attitude and communication that prevent successful employment.

Ready To Work (RTW) combines workplace readiness training with employer-driven curriculum and career exposure through compa-

ny engagement in the classroom and industry tours. The RTW curriculum is set to standards cited by business and industry employers throughout our state, and the skills cited in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) Reports.

Led by this feedback, 58 INC., The Shelby County Chamber, The Onin Group and several of our schools in Shelby County, formed a partnership in 2019-2020 to pilot a new program called; High School Ready to Work. Four high schools –Thompson, Montevallo, Shelby County and Vincent Middle-High School – participated. The partnership developed a year-long program: One semester focused on soft skills training, and a second semester focuses on industry-specific career expo-

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sure. Successful completion of the program allows the student to earn two credentials: “Alabama Certified Worker Certificate” and “National Career Readiness Certificate”.

Students also received a “hands-on” experience through industry tours and guest speakers while learning about the variety of career options available to them. More than 30 major employers have participated in the program thus far by interacting with the students in some way.

On January 23rd, and March 4th participating students were given the opportunity to interview with many of these employers for a full-time position after they graduate. A planned “Signing Day” will be celebrated virtually via the school’s social media accounts and press on those students’ suc-

cesses. We are thankful for each of our Ready to Work educators, Mrs. Dawn Howard (VMHS), Mrs. Ashley Crumpton (SCHS), Mr. Ashton Cottingham (MHS), Mr. Robert Bullington (THS) who have worked with us to build up each student and help them see their full potential in a worthwhile career through this class.

Partnerships between education and industry are vital for a stronger and more prepared workforce. The Chamber and 58 INC. are thankful our local industry partners (below) jumped at the opportunity and supported this programming for each RTW student. This program allows employers to invest in their future workforce by informing students about their opportunities and the importance of stronger workforce skills.

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Health Focus of the Month:

Going to your primary care doctor, pediatrician, or dentist are all part of taking care of your health. What about eye care?

Eye care is an integral part of our health! Many say that our eyes are the windows to our body.

Numerous systemic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disease, and tumors can be detected from an annual eye exam. Therefore, eye exams at every stage of life can help keep our vision strong and monitor for many systemic conditions.

Also, many eye diseases such as glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy can occur without any noticeable symptoms in their early stages.

Early detection of eye conditions are very important to long term prognosis.

As summer is in full swing, here are some tips we should all follow to keep our eyes healthy. Many eye conditions have been linked

with sun damage such as cataracts and solar retinopathy. As we all head outdoors more during these months, it is important to protect ourselves and our eyes from harmful UV rays.

I always recommend wearing sunglasses with 100% UV protection along with hats to protect us from the sun when outdoors. Another common mistake people make is exposing your eyes with their contact lenses to water while swimming or other activities. The FDA recommends that all contact lenses should not be exposed to any water including swimming pools, tap water, ocean/lake water. This is due to the risk of the water potentially holding any type of microorganism, fungus, or bacteria that potentially can re-

sult in an infectious corneal ulcer.

These ulcers, if serious enough, can cause long term damage to our eyes. If you happen to get water in your eyes with contacts while swimming it is best to take the contacts out to clean and disinfect them as soon as possible to decrease your likelihood of complications.

As we spend more time outdoors and increase use of fans and air conditioning, our eyes can also start becoming dryer.

It is very common that eyes can feel gritty and irritated during the summer months, your eye doctor can simply recommend over the counter tears or prescribe certain medications if your condition is severe or linked to any systemic conditions. It is also very crucial

to wear safety glasses whether you are playing sports or doing lawn work.

Eye health is critical for everyone of all ages. The AOA recommends the first eye exam to be performed before a child is 12 months, at least once before 5 years old, then yearly during school years. Once a patient is above 18, it is recommended that a patient have an eye exam at least every 2 years. Once a patient reaches 40 years old, they should receive an exam every 1-2 years as many eye diseases are linked with aging. At Vision First Eye Center, we offer a wide range of medical, surgical and routine services. We specialize in primary eye care, iLasik, and laser cataract surgery.

Dr. James Andrew Ho Vision First Eye Center, Alabaster

Ambassador of the Month Congratulations to Cindy Edmunds for achieving Ambassador of the Month. Cindy is a real estate agent with ARC Realty, and has been helping buyers & sellers for almost 20 years. She loves what ARC stands for, “A Relationship Company”, and feels that is what makes the difference in working with an agent from ARC Realty. “We care for each other like a family at ARC and we show that same care with our clients.”

Cindy enjoys helping people with all types of real estate transactions. “Whether you need to upsize, down size, move across

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Cindy has been married to her college sweetheart, Kirk, for 33 years. They have lived in North Shelby county the whole time and they have two grown children.

She loves spending time with her family & friends, going to concerts & sporting events, reading,

and traveling. If you have a real estate need or question, you can contact Cindy at 205-229-2774 or cedmunds@arcrealtyco.com.

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CENSUS 101: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The 2020 Census is closer than you think!

Here’s a quick refresher of what it is and why it’s essential that everyone is counted.

Everyone counts.

The census counts every person living in the United States once, only once, and in the right place.

It’s about fair representation.

It’s in the Constitution.

Every 10 years, the results of the census are used to reapportion the House of Representatives, determining how many seats each state gets.

The U.S. Constitution mandates that everyone in the country be counted every 10 years. The first census was in 1790.

It’s about $675 billion.

It’s about redistricting.

After each decade’s census, state officials redraw the boundaries of the congressional and state legislative districts in their states to account for population shifts.

The distribution of more than $675 billion in federal funds, grants, and support to states, counties, and communities are based on census data.

Taking part is your civic duty.

That money is spent on schools, hospitals, roads, public works, and other vital programs.

Completing the census is mandatory: it’s a way to participate in our democracy and say “I COUNT!”

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Census data are being used all around you.

Businesses use census data to decide where to build factories, offices, and stores, which create jobs.

Residents use the census to support community initiatives involving legislation, quality-of-life, and consumer advocacy.

Real estate developers use the census to build new homes and revitalize old neighborhoods.

Your privacy is protected.

It’s against the law for the Census Bureau to publicly release your responses in any way that could identify you or your household.

By law, your responses cannot be used against you and can only be used to produce statistics.

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Local governments use the census for public safety and emergency preparedness.

2020 will be easier than ever.

In 2020, you will be able to respond to the census online.

You can help.

You are the expert—we need your ideas on the best way to make sure everyone in your community gets counted.

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I Shop Shelby County T-Shirt Contest Turner Promotions, Brownstone Marketing Solutions, 58 INC and The Shelby County Chamber have come together to launch a fun contest designed to help support businesses throughout Shelby County. Here’s how: 1) Visit www.roguegarments.com and click on the #ShopShelbyCounty tab to purchase a “#ShopShelbyCounty” t-shirt in one of two premium colors. The cost for the Gildan 6 oz, Ultra Cotton shirt is $25…

2) Once you pick up your T-shirt from the Chamber everyone is encouraged to take a photo of you

wearing your t-shirt…

3) Upload your picture to your favorite social media channel and Tag the Chamber on any one of the Chamber’s social media outlets (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter).

The week of May 25th we be-

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gan selecting a winner to receive a $25 gift certificate to their favorite Shelby County business. The more shirts that are sold, the more certificates we’ll award.

We’re all in this together, so, join the contest by buying a shirt

(or two!), and once you get them share that photo! $15 from each shirt sold will go directly to support businesses in Shelby County Alabama. Purchased shirts must be picked up through The Shelby County Chamber.

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TSCC Officers and Board of Directors

Chair-Elect Mr. Chris Grace Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Vice Chair, Business Development & Support Dr. Jay Crisman 280 Animal Medical Center Vice Chair, Communications & Marketing Ms. Carol Bruser University of Montevallo Vice Chair, Community & Career Development Mr. Daniel Listi Shelby Baptist Medical Center Vice Chair, Finance & Administration Mr. Bill Keller Renasant Bank Vice Chair, Governmental Affairs Mr. Brian Massey Ascension - St. Vincent’s Vice Chair, Investor Relations Ms. Alison Howell Steineker Alabama Power Company

Vice Chair, Tourism & Recreation Mr. Alex Dudchock

Ms. Brittani Morris State Farm Insurance Brittani Morris Agency

Immediate Past Chair Mr. Bill Connor America’s First Federal Credit Union

Mr. Casey Morris McLeod Software

DIRECTORS Mr. John Collier Regions Bank Mr. Lee Dorrill Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Ms. Kelly Thrasher Fox Hand Arendall, Harrison, Sale LLC Mr. Kevin Morris America’s First Federal Credit Union Mr. Tim Benefield Buffalo Rock Company Ms. April Harry Warren, Averett, LLC Keith Richards Taziki’s Mediterranean Café’ Mike Swinson Spire Alabama, Inc. Ms. Mechelle Wilder ARC Realty Mr. Paul Barber Valent Group Mr. Matthew Hogan Bama Budweiser of Shelby County

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Mr. Fred Smith Vulcan Termite & Pest Control Mr. Rux Bentley Rux Carter Insurance Mr. Keith Brown Jefferson State Community College

New Members (April 25 – May 27, 2020)

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OFFICERS Chamber Chair Ms. Kathy Copeland White Rock Quarries– Vincent Hills

uROE Hobby Calera

Ms. Laura Clarke Synovus Bank The Hon. Hollie Cost City of Montevallo Shelby County Mayors Association Mr. Jeff Purvis A. C. Legg, Inc. Ms. Bridgette Jordan Smith City of Vincent Mr. Craig Sorensen SouthWest Water Company Mr. Daniel Holmes Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. Ms. Khiari McAlpin Vinehouse Nursery Ms. Diane Thomas PostNet of Chelsea

Your Chamber at work March 14 - April 10, 2020

Facebook: 37 “new likes”, 634 “views”, 11,814 “post reaches” and 3,704 “total likes”.

Twitter: 36 “tweets”, 6,827 “tweet impressions”, 117 “profile visits”, 7 “mentions” 3,099 “followers”, Instagram: 1,231 “posts”, 1,127 “followers”.

LinkedIn: 446 “followers” Responded to 58 requests for business & community information.

Notarized 2 documents for Shelby County Companies.

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ACCOUNTING Access Accounting, Inc. (205) 516-4644 accessaccounting.net Aprio, LLP (205) 991-5560 aprio.com

Who’s Who

of Shelby County Businesses

Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, LLC (205) 982-5500 bmss.com Chappell CPA (205) 978-8858 chappellcpa.com

Deloach, Barber & Caspers CPA (205) 822-6350 dbccpas.com Essential Solutions, LLC. (205) 663-8686 essential-solutions.biz Graham and Associates, CPA (205) 663-6673 grahamandassociates.net I.H. McNeill, III, PC (205) 982-2664 ihmcneill.com Kassouf & Co. (205) 443-2500 kassouf.com

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The Highlands Accounting Group, Inc. (205) 795-0240 thaginc.com Warren Averett LLC (205) 979-4100 warrenaverett.com Yancey & Associates, PC, CPA (205) 669-2300 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Alsana Eating Disorder Clinic (205) 910-8423 alsana.com Cumberland Computer Services, LLC (205) 467-4055 cumberlandcomputerservices.com Qualified Staffing (205) 564-2179 q-staffing.com ADVERTISING & MARKETING SERVICES Angels Advertising, LLC (205) 968-1544 angelsadvertising.net APG Local (256) 442-6620 apglocal.com Bell Media, LLC (205) 721-8660 gobellmedia.com BLR Further LLC (205) 324-8005 blrfurther.com

Meridian Graphics (205) 746-1188 myhelenacitynews.com Plexamedia (877) 497-4606 plexamedia.com

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ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES

AGRICULTURE & FARMING SUPPLIES

CityVision, Inc. (205) 595-0809

As of 6/1/20

Video Visions Media Marketing (205) 902-8035 videovisionsmm.com

Creative Accounting & Tax (205) 624-4600 creativeacct.com

SAS Tax & Accounting, LLC (205) 621-0388 sastaxandaccounting.com

Block listings = ShelbyOne Next Level Up Investors

Turner Promotions (205) 983-2167 anindooradvantage.com

Crown Trophy of Pelham (205) 621-7393 crowntrophy.com

Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC (205) 445-2880 mjcpa.com

Due to the unique circumstances that we are facing, the May/June Who’s Who Directory includes all chamber investors through June 1, 2020.

Sender, LLC (205) 789-3975 senderllc.net

Cooke, Cameron, Travis & Company, PC (205) 988-8810

Mallory Jackson and Associates, PC (205) 939-1978 mahco.com

Through their voluntary investment, these organizations support the Chamber’s program of work designed to make Shelby County an even better place to live and do business. The Chamber considers these organizations to be the most community-minded and successful businesses in Shelby County and strongly encourages you to do business with them.

Radio Active (205) 663-1859

Helena Hardware A True Value (205) 605-0600

Mid State Co-Op (205) 669-7082 AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING Affordable Heating & Air, LLC (256) 245-2870 Carden Heating & Cooling (205) 669-2459 cardenhvac.com Mountain Heating & Cooling, Inc. (205) 663-0293 Vulcan Heating & Air Conditioning Service (205) 444-9671 vulcanac.com Western Sales and Services, Inc. (205) 787-8674 westernsalesandservices.com ALTERATIONS

By George (205) 663-7004 alterationsbygeorge.com ANTIQUES & INTERIORS THE LIV-N-ROOM (205) 356-5320 facebook.com/thelivnroom APARTMENTS & LEASING SERVICES Arlington Properties/Terrace 31 Apartments (205) 988-0960 terrace31apt.com Central Shelby, Ltd. (205) 668-2020 Grand Reserve at Pelham (205) 685-4111 grandreservepelham.com Kenley Apartments (205) 408-0808 kenleyapartments.com Meadow Wood Apartments (205) 663-1101 sealyrealty.com Retreat at Greystone Apartments (205) 983-7833 retreatatgreystone.com The Abbey at Inverness (205) 991-9060 The Huntley Apartments (205) 621-7062 huntleyapartmenthomes.com Trails at Alabaster (205) 663-2824 trailsatalabaster.com Turtle Lake Apartment Homes (205) 991-3719 turtlelakeapts.info Wellington Manor Apartments (205) 621-0811 wellingtonmanorapts.com ARCHITECTS Barry Davis Architects, PC (205) 444-1112 BarryDavisArchitects.com

Goodwyn Mills and Cawood, Inc. (205) 879-4462 gmcnetwork.com Lathan Associates Architects, PC (205) 988-9112 lathanassociates.com TRO Jung/Brannen, Inc. (205) 324-6744 trojb.com ART & PAINTING CLASSES Chris Cuz Designs (954) 608-7220 chriscruzdesigns.com Hammer & Stain Birmingham (260) 242-0376 hammerandstainbham.com Pinspiration Birmingham (205) 874-6193 pinspiration.com/locations/ birmingham/ South City Theatre (205) 621-2128 southcitytheatre.com The Crafters House (205) 520-8428 Thecraftershouse.com ART GALLERY Owen Arts Studio / Owen Gallery (205) 669-9700 owenartsstudio.com Woodlot Artisans LLC (205) 420-8989 woodlotartisans.com ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES Premier Healthcare (205) 948-7216 assistedcarefacilities.net/facilities/ alabama/columbiana/premier-healthcare.htm The Bluffs at Greystone (205) 379-0322 phoenixsrliving.com ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Alabama Association of Nonprofits (205) 879-4712 alabamanonprofits.org Aldridge Gardens (205) 682-8019 aldridgegardens.com Angel Warriors Foundation (205) 960-2175 angelwarriorsfoundation.org Better Business Bureau (205) 558-2222 http://www.bbb.org/csal Birmingham Automobile Dealers Association (205) 980-0540 carsbirmingham.com Chelsea Business Alliance Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders (205) 912-7000 birminghambuilder.com ATTORNEYS Alabama Law Services, LLC (205) 419-4414 alabamalawservices.com Boardman, Carr, Petelos, Watkins & Ogle, PC (205) 678-8000 boardmancarr.com Bradford & Holliman, LLC (205) 663-0281 bradfordholliman.com Ellis, Head, Owens & Justice (205) 669-6783 wallaceellis.com Fulmer, May & Stuckey, LLC (205) 255-1833 fmslawfirm.com Gina H. McDonald & Associates, LLC (205) 982-3325 ginamcdonaldlaw.com

Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC (205) 324-4400 handarendall.com Paul J. DeMarco, Attorney at Law (205) 326-6600 pljpc.com Phillip Bahakel & Accociates Attorneys at Law (205) 987-8787 phillipbahakellaw.com RichardsonClement PC (205) 572-4100 richardsonclement.com Roland Milling Law, LLC (205) 620-1278 elizabethroland.com Sirote & Permutt, PC (205) 930-5100 sirote.com Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC (205) 870-0555 wallacejordan.com AUCTION Granger, Thagard & Associates, Inc. (205) 410-6751 gtauctions.com AUDIO/VIDEO EXPERIENCE FOR BUSINESS ENG AV, Inc. (205) 618-8324 engav.com Lighting & Lamp (205) 271-1423 lightingandlamp.com AUTOMOBILE CAR WASH Marc-1 Express Car Wash (205) 380-7404 marc1carwash.com AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMIZATION Elite Offroad And Performance (205) 677-2080 eliteoffroadandperformance.com Platinum Hoods, LLC (205) 337-6608 AUTOMOBILE DEALERS DonohooAuto, LLC (205) 444-9333 donohooauto.com Edwards Chevrolet - 280 Inc. (205) 980-3325 chevyman.com Enterprise Car Sales (205) 621-1343 enterprisecarsales.com

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Tee’s Cakes & Pastries (205) 678-8049 teescakesandpastries.com BARTER EXCHANGE Trade Partner Exchange (205) 991-7050 tradepartnerexchange.com

B’Lovely Salon (205) 704-1729

Beaute Nail Spa LLC (205) 621-0095 beautenailsspaalabaster.com

Business Interiors (205) 939-1008 businteriors.com

European Wax Center (205) 408-1882 waxcenter.com Mary Kay - Shanna Brannon (205) 281-0101 marykay.com/snowling-brannon Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio @ Inverness Plaza (205) 995-2442 Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids (205) 580-9494 sharkeyscutsforkids.com/locations/ alabama-birmingham/ T. Fox SALONSPA 2054038369 tfoxsalon.com BEVERAGE Buck Creek Coffee (205) 624-3733 buckcreekcoffee.com Ground Up Coffee & Smoothies located inside Snider’s Pharmacy (205) 678-3899 Hard Times Brewing Company (205) 913-4235 Old Towne Vapes & Coffee (205) 624-4425 oldtownevapes.com The Healthy Hangout (205) 834-0322 BEVERAGE - DISTRIBUTOR Buffalo Rock Company (205) 940-9799 buffalorock.com BOWLING ALLEY Oak Mountain Lanes (205) 403-7466 oakmountainlanes.com BROKERAGE FIRM Sunbelt Business Brokers (205) 903-3564 sunbeltbirmingham.com

BAKERY

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Eagle Construction Products (205) 669-2333 builtbyeagle.com

Med Center Mazda (205) 226-0929 medcentermazda.com

Donut Joe’s (205) 663-6006 donutjoes.net

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NEXTRAN Truck Centers (205) 901-4404 nextranusa.com

Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ Cadence Place (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com

RV Roadway & Roadway Collision Center Inc. (205) 663-0046 rvroadway.com

Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ Pelham (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com/

Susan Schein Automotive Group (205) 664-1491 susanschein.com AUTOMOBILE REPAIR Cahaba Tire (205) 663-0433 cahabatire.com Cassady & Self Glass Company (205) 252-4284 cassadyandselfglass.com

K&J’s Elegant Pastries (205) 663-4827 kjselegantpastries.com Lil Bit O’ Flour (205) 408-9825 lilbitoflour.com Nothing Bundt Cakes - Hoover (205) 538-7602 nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/al/ hoover

April Minton - Keep IT Simple (205) 492-2146 BUSINESS FURNISHINGS

O’Reilly Auto Parts Helena (205) 378-5660 oreillyauto.com

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BUSINESS CONSULTING

BEAUTY SALONS

Ernest McCarty Ford, Inc. (205) 663-3831 emccartyford.com

Southtown Motors (205) 663-4590 southtownmotors.com

The Neutral Solution (205) 202-6608 theneutralsolution.com

Mark Teachman Coaching (630) 408-6275 JohnMaxwellGroup.com/ markteachman The Seven Four Group/Richard Mobley (855) 473-8364 sevenfourgroup.com Michael Smith - Entrepreneur in Residence (205) 568-2526 linkedin.com/in/MichaelTSmithUSA Renaissance Enterprises (205) 663-9982 BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IDShield/LegalShield & Youngevity Communications Services (205) 503-3829 basult.wearelegalshield.com The Carter Group (205) 314-9810

CAMPGROUND Birmingham South Campground (205) 664-8832 birminghamsouthcampground.com Cherokee Campground (205) 428-8339 cherokeecampground.info CATERING SERVICES Bellinis Ristorante & Bar (205) 981-5380 ourbellinis.com Bertolone Italian Cafe - Clanton (205) 755-5533 bertolones.com Chelsea Coffee House (205) 678-4444 Chevron Food Mart of Columbiana (205) 669-5507 Joe’s Italian Pizza Pasta & Cafe (205) 663-4111 joesitalianonline.com

Roderick White Chiropractic (205) 664-8881 roderickwhitechiropractic.com CHURCHES Columbiana United Methodist Church (205) 669-7164 DAYSPRING Church (334) 478-0037 dayspringCLGI.org First Baptist Church of Columbiana (205) 669-3128 fbccol.net/ First Baptist Church of Vincent (205) 672-2512 fbcvincent.org/ CLOTHING RETAIL & ACCESSORIES America’s Thrift Store (205) 856-1234 americasthrift.com Shabby Chik/Kidz (205) 928-9609 facebook.com/shabbykidz Southern Roots (205) 602-8085 The Farm Company (205) 671-5477 the-farm-company.mycloveronline.com COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL JUNK REMOVAL JDog Junk Removal & Hauling (205) 223-0612 JDogjunkremoval.com COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES

Kathy G. & Company (205) 942-4210 kathyg.com

Charles Dixon Industries, Inc. (205) 981-2171 cdibirmingham.com

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The Happy Catering Co. (205) 251-8925 happycatering.net CELLULAR EQUIPMENT & SERVICE Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless (205) 822-2526 cellularsales.com/aboutus Sprint by Absolute Wireless (205) 390-2431 absolutewireless.net

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Spectrum Enterprise (205) 824-5558 business.spectrum.com COMMUNICATIONS - WIRELESS SouthernLINC Wireless (205) 992-6166 southernlinc.com/index.asp COMMUNITY/SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

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AARP (866) 542-8167 states.aarp.org/region/alabama/

Montevallo Chamber of Commerce (205) 665-1519 montevallocc.com

Adaptive Aquatics (205) 807-7519 adaptiveaquatics.org

The Shelby County Chamber (205) 663-4542 shelbychamber.org

Alabama Family Rights Association (205) 626-9458 alfra.org

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Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc. (205) 987-8811 afoa.org

John W. Day -- State Chemical Solutions (205) 223-9343 stateindustrial.com CHILDCARE CCS Greystone (423) 593-3980 ccslion.com Heritage Preschool of Pelham (205) 620-2626 heritagepreschool.com Ready, Set, Grow (205) 678-7123 childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/ readyset_grow_cdc_chelsea_al Vinehouse Nursery (205) 564-8564 vinehousenursery.com CHIROPRACTIC CARE Greystone Chiropractic (205) 981-8090 greystonechiropractor.com Precision Chiropractic (205) 988-9848 precisionchiro-al.com

Alabaster Arts Council (205) 664-9273 alabastercityfestonline.com Alabaster-Pelham Rotary Club (205) 408-7620 American Red Cross - Shelby Svs Ctr (205) 987-2793 alredcross.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham - Shelby County Office (205) 378-4050 bbbsbhm.org Boy Scouts of America - Greater Alabama Council (205) 969-4244 1bsa.org Cahaba River Society (205) 322-5326 cahabariversociety.org/ Columbiana Housing Authority (205) 669-6921 Columbiana Main Street (205) 209-2417

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Compact2020 (205) 605-1824 compact2020.com

The Jimmie Hale Mission (205) 323-5878 jimmiehalemission.com

Developing Alabama Youth Foundation (205) 664-1600 thedayprogram.com

Two by Two Animal Rescue (205) 470-3933

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United Way of Central Alabama (205) 251-5131 uwca.org Vineyard Family Services (205) 533-7852 vfsdads.com COMPUTER Scott Howard Consulting (844) 396-7301 scotthowardconsulting.com COMPUTER SERVICES & SOLUTIONS Cahaba Valley Computer Services, LLC (205) 980-9903 cvcsllc.com Personal Computer Consulting (205) 621-9304 WayCool Software, Inc. (888) 734-6753 waycoolsw.com COMPUTER SOFTWARE Ackee Design (205) 999-1060 ackeedesign.com Doozer Software, Inc. (205) 413-8302 doozer.com McLeod Software (205) 823-5100 mcleodsoftware.com COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS & SERVICES Net-Fit Solutions Inc (205) 386-3236 net-fitsolutions.com CONSTRUCTION Adams Homes, LLC (205) 620-1173 adamshomes.com Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (205) 328-4000 brasfieldgorrie.com Champion Technologies, LLC (205) 663-6116 Con-Site Services Inc. (205) 663-0051 DeAngelis Diamond (205) 977-7798 deangelisdiamond.com

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StoneCreek Dental Care (205) 663-1280 stonecreekdentalcare.com

Thompson Tractor Company, Inc. (205) 664-4833 thompsontractor.com

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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (205) 254-5931 wellsfargo.com

Vision Source - Dr. Michael Blackburn, Optometrist (205) 980-5152 VisionSource-Blackburn.com VisionFirst Eye Center (205) 663-4932 visionfirsteyecenter.com FINANCIAL COACHING & CONSULTING Designed Income Advisory, LLC (205) 444-1803 diaincome.com Everett Advisory Partners (205) 876-5882 everettadvisory.com MassMutual, The Piedmont Group (205) 244-8689 advisors.massmutual.com/calvin-kelly Trustway Marketing (205) 451-1945 trustway.marketing FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Alabama Credit Union (205) 777-0938 alabamacu.com America’s First Federal Credit Union (800) 633-8431 amfirst.org America’s First Federal Credit Union of Inverness (205) 995-0001 amfirst.org America’s First Federal Credit Union of Pelham (205) 663-1945 amfirst.org Avadian Credit Union Corporate (205) 985-2828 avadiancu.com/ Avadian Credit Union Greystone (205) 437-3696 avadiancu.com Avadian Credit Union of Chelsea (205) 678-7797 avadiancu.com Avadian Credit Union of Helena (205) 621-4262 avadiancu.com Avadian Credit Union of Pelham (205) 620-2332 avadiancu.com BancorpSouth Bank (205) 408-1954 bancorpsouth.com BB&T of Meadow Brook (205) 510-7499 bbt.com BBVA (205) 297-1986 bbvausa.com Bryant Bank @ Hwy 280 (205) 408-6401 bryantbank.com CB&S Bank (205) 408-5560 cbsbank.com Central State Bank (205) 605-0350 centralstatebank.com Central State Bank of Calera (205) 624-6260 Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union of Chelsea (205) 678-3600 coosapinesfcu.org Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union of Vincent (205) 672-7169

Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 930-5000 legacycreditunion.com Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 930-5000 legacycreditunion.com Mutual Savings Credit Union of Pelham (205) 682-6345 mutualsavings.org Mutual Savings Credit Union of Riverchase (205) 682-1167 mutualsavings.org National Bank of Commerce (205) 313-2100 nationalbankofcommerce.com/ NobleBank & Trust (205) 588-7060 noblebank.com Regions Financial NA (205) 264-4993 regions.com Regions Financial of Columbiana (205) 669-4061 regions.com Regions Financial of Greystone (205) 980-4400 regions.com Regions Financial of Helena (205) 685-1680 regions.com Regions Financial of Inverness (205) 408-1301 regions.com Regions Financial of Pelham (205) 663-0723 regions.com Regions of Montevallo (205) 665-4708 regions.com Renasant Bank at Park Place (205) 716-3475 renasantbank.com Renasant Bank of Chelsea (205) 678-2265 renasant.com Renasant Bank of Columbiana (205) 669-3161 Renasant Bank of Pelham (205) 663-3834 renasantbank.com SouthPoint Bank (205) 503-5055 southpoint.bank Southern States Bank (205) 877-0195 southernstatesbank.net Synovus (205) 868-4896 synovus.com/ Synovus Pelham (205) 803-4593 synovus.com

Wells Fargo of Alabaster (205) 620-1009 wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo of Hoover (205) 354-1020 wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo of Inverness (205) 980-2460 wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo of Riverchase (205) 403-4100 wellsfargo.com FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS Bluestein-Eggers Wealth Management Merrill Lynch (205) 326-9570 Donald Real Estate And Insurance Co. Inc. (205) 669-9010 Edward Jones Investments - Kyle Mims (205) 669-8529 Edward Jones Investments - Lellwyn Griffin (205) 871-8899 edwardjones.com/lellwyn-griffin JPMorgan Chase (205) 321-7810 chase.com Net Profit Inc. (205) 937-1792 npinc.com FINANCIAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES First Liberty Financial Mortgage (205) 332-8002 firstlibertymortgage-birmingham.com Magnolia Wealth Strategies, a MassMutual firm (205) 440-4622 magnoliawealthstrategies.com OneAscent (205) 847-1343 oneascent.com Penn Mutual Alabama Agency (205) 776-6651 pennmutual.com State Farm Insurance, Joseph Chambers Agency (205) 663-3276 josephchambers.net Strauss Financial Group Inc. (205) 967-9595 straussfinancial.com Travis M. Sherman, Retirement Income Consulting, LLC (205) 417-0940 retirement-income.guru FIRE & WATER RESTORATION 1-800 Water Damage of South Birmingham, AL (205) 225-6494 1800waterdamage.com/southbirmingham-al

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ServPro of Birmingham (205) 664-6770 servpro.com/franchise.asp?id=2710

Heatherwood Hills Country Club (205) 502-4441 heatherwoodhills.com

FIRE PROTECTION

Inverness Country Club (205) 991-8608 iccalabama.com/

North Shelby Fire and EMS District (205) 991-6439 northshelbyfire.com FLOORING, CARPET, HARDWOOD Hill’s Carpet (205) 358-7879 hillscarpetstore.com Iron City Floors (205) 624-2018 ironcityfloors.com Issis & Sons Carpet (205) 663-2310 issisandsons.com/ FLORISTS

Timberline Golf Club (205) 668-7888 timberlinegc.com GOVERNMENT - CITY Alabaster Water Board (205) 663-6155 alabasterwater.com City of Alabaster (205) 664-6800 cityofalabaster.com City of Birmingham (205) 254-2283 birminghamal.gov

Bella Blooms and Designs (205) 624-2217 bellabloomsanddesigns.com

City of Calera (205) 668-3500 cityofcalera.org

FOOD

City of Chelsea (205) 678-7260 cityofchelsea.com

Food Outlet Vincent (205) 642-9440 shopfoodoutlet.com/stores/viewstore.1620460.html FOOD - FULL LINE SERVICES Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods (205) 406-8421 smileybrothersfoods.com SYSCO Food Services of Central Alabama, Incorporated (205) 668-0001 sysco.com

City of Columbiana (205) 669-5800 cityofcolumbiana.com City of Helena (205) 663-2161 cityofhelena.org City of Hoover (205) 444-7500 hooveral.org

FOOD - SEASONINGS

City of Leeds (205) 699-2585 leedsalabama.com

A.C. Legg, Incorporated (205) 324-3451 aclegg.com

City of Montevallo (205) 665-2555 cityofmontevallo.com

FOOD WHOLESALE

City of Pelham (205) 620-6400 pelhamalabama.gov

Spoon & Ladle Soup Co. (205) 999-3002 Spoonandladle.com FORESTRY Gordon Timberlands (205) 669-6837 FOUNDATION REPAIR AFS Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists (877) 340-8479 afsrepair.com

City of Vestavia Hills (205) 978-0100 vestaviahills.net City of Vincent (205) 672-2261 townofvincent.com Indian Springs Village (205) 987-2581 indianspringsvillage.org

FUNDRAISING

Town of Harpersville (205) 672-9961 townofharpersville.com

Funding Solutions (512) 382-7270 funsol.com

Town of Mt Laurel (205) 408-8696 mtlaurel.com

SunBurst Fruit Fundraising (205) 586-1252 sunburstplus.com

Town of Westover (205) 678-3375 westoveralabama.org

FUNERAL HOMES

Town of Wilsonville (205) 669-6180 wilsonvilleal.com

Bolton Funeral Home (205) 669-3179 Southern Heritage Funeral Home and Cemetery (205) 988-3511 southernheritagefunerals.com GENERAL CONTRACTOR RADERMcCARY, INC (205) 778-7750 radermccary.com

Town of Wilton (205) 665-2021 wiltonalabama.com GOVERNMENT - COUNTY Circuit and District Court (205) 669-8588 Emergency Management/ Environmental Director

Vulcan Solar Power, LLC (205) 679-8666 vulcansolarpower.com

Judge Al Crowson

GLASS REPAIR & SERVICES

Judge Michael Joiner

Cahaba Glass Company (205) 621-7355 cahabaglassco.com

Judge Oliver Head

GOLF

Shelby County (205) 670-6550 shelbyal.com

Ballantrae Golf Club (205) 620-GOLF (4653) ballantraegolf.com/

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Shelby County Commission, District 1 (205) 669-6743 Shelby County Commission, District 2 (205) 427-4289 Shelby County Commission, District 3 (205) 665-9573 Shelby County Commission, District 4 (205) 663-7334 Shelby County Commission, District 5 (205) 988-4483 Shelby County Commission, District 6 (205) 988-0658 Shelby County Commission, District 7 (205) 985-7179 Shelby County Commission, District 8 (205) 982-8717 Shelby County Commission, District 9 (205) 678-2020 Shelby County Coroner (205) 669-3846 Shelby County Department of Development Services (205) 620-6650 shelbyal.com Shelby County Director of Public Works (205) 669-3869 Shelby County District Attorney (205) 669-3750 Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (205) 669-3999 shelbyal.com/index.aspx?nid=252 Shelby County Engineer (205) 669-3880 Shelby County Facilities & General Services Department (205) 670-6461 http://www.shelbyal.com Shelby County Finance Manager (205) 669-3943 Shelby County Health Department (205) 620-1650 Shelby County Juvenile Services (205) 669-3831 Shelby County Planning Commission (205) 960-7220 shelbyal.com/ Shelby County Probate Judge (205) 669-3713 Shelby County Property Tax Commission (205) 670-6900 Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (205) 669-4181 shelbyso.com GOVERNMENT - STATE Alabama Army National Guard Pelham Armory (205) 663-6976 al.ngb.army.mil Alabama Senate (205) 620-0116 Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (205) 670-5770 http://www.m4a-alabama.org/ Senator J.T. Waggoner (205) 978-7405 Shelby County Legislative Office (205) 620-6610 http://www.shelbylegislators.com/ State Representative Allen Farley (334) 242-7767 State Representative Arnold Mooney State Representative Corley Ellis (334) 242-7600 State Representative Dickie Drake (205) 699-7392 State Representative Jack Williams (205) 862-5041

State Representative Jim Carns (334) 242-7600 State Representative Matt Fridy (205) 280-0260 State Senator Cam Ward (205) 566-6746 camward.com State Senator Jim McClendon (205) 467-2656 http://www.jimmcclendon.org/ U.S. Postal Service - Harpersville, AL (205) 672-8456 U. S. Representative Gary Palmer - 6th Congressional District (205) 968-1290 palmer.house.gov U. S. Senator Doug Jones Office (205) 731-1500 jones.senate.gov

Encompass Health (205) 910-7191 Encompasshealth.com It’s About Time Urgent Care (205) 657-1719 itsabouttimeuc.com Juice Plus + (205) 332-5255 vickieverett.juiceplus.com Profile by Sanford (205) 390-8980 profileplan.net Skin Wellness Center of Alabama (205) 871-7332 skinwellnessal.com TherapySouth of Helena (205) 624-4708 therapysouth.com HEALTH CARE

U. S. Senator Richard Shelby’s Office (205) 731-1384 http://www.shelby.senate.gov

Birmingham Direct Primary Care (205) 582-3322 birminghamdpc.com

Graphic DesignFedEx Office Inside Alabaster Walmart 205-564-3238 ext 9 local.fedex.com/al/alabaster/ office-2578/

Mending Hearts LLC (205) 725-1544 mendingheartsllc.com

GROCERS A & R Super Markets, Inc. (205) 668-2315 savmorcalera.com Brian’s Barn Produce (205) 296-0665 Hudd’s Food Center (205) 669-6060 huddsfoods.com/contact.html Piggly Wiggly Grocery of Columbiana (205) 669-4278 Piggly Wiggly of Dunnavant Valley (205) 918-7120 thepigbham.com The Fresh Market - Inverness (205) 991-0294 thefreshmarket.com GYMNASTICS & CHEERLEADING INSTRUCTION Sara Beth’s Gymnasts (205) 910-3668 sarabethgymnasts.com HEALTH & BEAUTY Aesthetic Dermatology (205) 588-7000 dermatologistsofbirmingham.com Shelby Dermatology (205) 621-9500 shelbydermatology.com HEALTH & FITNESS Anytime Fitness of Chelsea (205) 678-8820 Greystone YMCA (205) 981-0144 ymcabham.org/greystone Gym Time (205) 624-4040 gymtime.fitness Simply Slim Alabama (205) 515-3556 simplyslimalabama.com YMCA - Alabaster Branch (205) 663-6504 ymcabham.org/alabaster HEALTH & WELLNESS American Family Care of Calera (205) 319-8000 afcurgentcare.com ARCpoint Labs of Birmingham (205) 968-1090 birmingham-al-greystone.arcpointlabs. com/ Elise Hearn, Shaklee Independent Distributor (205) 821-2270 elise.myshaklee.com

Southern Family Health (205) 669-4884 Summit Pediatrics (205) 678-0861 summitpediatricschelsea.com HEALTH INSURANCE Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (205) 220-2100 bcbsal.org/web/index.html USHealth Advisors Southeast (205) 281-3562 ushagent.com/sampeeples VIVA Health Cafe’ (205) 978-4911 vivahealth.com HOME FURNISHINGS & ACCESSORIES Encore Resales Inc. (205) 358-7690 encoreresales.com Urban Home Market (205) 980-4663 urbanhomemarket.com HOME HEALTH CARE Comfort Care Home Health and Hospice (205) 685-0421 comfortcarehomehealth.com HOME HEALTH CARE - NONMEDICAL ActiKare of Birmingham (205) 317-9872 birmingham.actikare.com Comfort Keepers (205) 981-1800 comfortkeepers.com HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING 3 Sons Cabinets (205) 317-9301 3sonscabinets.com Alabama Gutter Company (205) 991-2001 alabamaguttercompany.com Bath Fitter (205) 876-1760 bathfitter.com Brown Lumber & Building Supply (205) 669-6715 brownlumber.com/ Coleman Construction, Inc. (205) 383-5472 colemanconstruction.net Russell Building Supply (205) 672-2224 Vinyl Designs, LLC (205) 222-2230

Comfort Caregivers, LLC (205) 730-2358 comfortcaregivers.net US Department of HUD (205) 731-2630 HOSPITAL Children’s Health System (205) 638-9100 childrensal.org/ Coosa Valley Medical Center (256) 401-4000 cvhealth.net Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Shelby County (205) 216-7600 shelbycountyrehab.com Grandview Medical Center (205) 971-1000 grandviewhealth.com Shelby Baptist Medical Center (205) 620-8100 brookwoodbaptisthealth.com/ our-locations/shelby-baptist-medicalcenter-location St. Vincent’s Health System (205) 930-2134 stvhs.com HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING Staffmark (205) 682-9495 staffmark.com

Sawyer Solutions, LLC (844) 448-7767 sawyersolutionsllc.com

NatureScape, Inc. (205) 664-7774 naturescape.com

INSURANCE

SpyGrass Innovations, LLC (205) 848-8282 spygrassinnovations.com

Byars Wright, Inc. (205) 221-8677 Byarswright.com Cousins Insurance Agency (205) 678-3337

Strickland Lawn Care Services (256) 207-9454 StricklandLawnCareServices.com

Direct Auto Insurance (205) 623-1231 directauto.com

SuperiorScape, Inc. (205) 678-2425 superiorscape.net

Farmers Insurance - Joseph Buff Agency (205) 701-4924 agents.farmers.com/al/chelsea/ joseph-buff

LAWN CARE SERVICES

Farmers Insurance - Kevin Powell (205) 987-5442 agents.farmers.com/al/hoover/kevinpowell

The Grass Guys (205) 523-4897 birminghamgrass.com

Hairston Brown Financial & Insurance Services (205) 685-1333 hairstonbrown.com Karen Miller Agency (205) 620-1120 agents.allstate.com/karen-ross-millerhelena-al2.html Neil Bailey Insurance & Investments (205) 985-4517

HVAC

Rux Carter Insurance (205) 669-3158 ruxcarterinsurance.com

Arrow Air Systems, LLC (205) 406-5705 arrowhvac205.com

Standifer Insurance Group (205) 664-3200 standiferinsurancegroup.com

TemperaturePro Birmingham (205) 675-0745 temperatureprobirmingham.com

State Farm Insurance, Berryman Agency (205) 663-6310 anthonyberryman.com/

INDIVIDUAL Alex Dudchock

Bonnie Atchison David Nolen Jack Bridges, Ph.D. (205) 669-1165 The Honorable Chris Curry (205) 908-7222 The Honorable Theoangelo Perkins (205) 669-6317 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS SALES White Rock Quarries-Vincent Hills (205) 505-9225 INDUSTRY Altec, Inc. (205) 991-7733 altec.com EBSCO Industries, Inc. (205) 991-6600 ebscoind.com Lhoist North America (205) 621-3331 lhoist.com Plant Power & Control Systems, LLC (205) 663-4433 plantpower.com SEPCO, Sealing Equipment Products Company (205) 403-7500 sepcousa.com Vulcan Information Packaging (205) 672-2241 vulcan-online.com Vulcan Materials Company (205) 663-0749 vulcanmaterials.com INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Fresh Managed IT (205) 545-5062 freshmanagedit.com

State Farm Insurance, Blake Guy Agency (205) 988-4525 blakeguyinsurance.com State Farm Insurance, Brittani Morris Agency (205) 988-4526 statefarm.com/agent/US/AL/ Alabaster/Brittani-BradenBJMH4724VGE State Farm Insurance, Chester Lewis (205) 678-0200 The Clint Neville Agency (205) 664-1944 farmersagent.com/cneville The Ivey Agency (205) 656-4839 agents.allstate.com/christopher-iveypelham-al.html The Rinehart Agency, LLC (205) 671-5555 therinehartagency.com Valent Group (205) 262-2636 valentgroup.com Weygand Insurance Agency (205) 678-4410 hometownagent.net IRRIGATION American Tree Maintenance, Inc. (205) 669-1925 callatm.com Grow V Landscapes (205) 767-2553 growvlandscapes.com/index.html JUNK REMOVAL Junk King of Birmingham (205) 753-9313 junk-king.com/birmingham LAND MANAGEMENT Landscape Services, Inc. (205) 991-9584

Dirtworks and Bobcat Service, Inc. (205) 620-1818 dirtworksandbobcatservice.com

Turf Masters Lawn Care (205) 777-7856 turfmasterslawncare.com LEGAL SERVICES Jim Pino & Associates, P.C. (205) 663-1581 jimpinoandassociates.com The Harris Firm, LLC (205) 564-2165 theharrisfirmllc.com/alabasterbankruptcy-lawyer/ LIBRARIES Albert L. Scott Public Library (205) 664-6822 shelbycounty-al.org Harrison Regional Library (205) 669-3910 shelbycounty-al.org North Shelby Library (205) 439-5500 northshelbylibrary.org LIGHTING LED Solutions, LLC (205) 624-4840 ledsolution.net LOCKSMITH

LockCorp Inc (205) 565-7339 lockcorpinc.com LODGING Best Western Plus Birmingham Inn (205) 995-8586 bwbirmingham.com Birmingham Marriott Hotel (205) 968-3775 marriott.com/bhmmc Candlewood Suites of Alabaster (205) 620-0188 candlewoodsuites.com/alabasteral Fairfield Inn & Suites Pelham (205) 987-9879 marriott.com/bhmfp Hampton Inn & Suites 280 at Eagle Point (205) 981-0024 birmingham280easteaglepointsuites. hamptoninn.com Hampton Inn & Suites of Pelham (205) 313-9500 hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index. jhtml?ctyhocn=BHMCVHX Hampton Inn of Calera (205) 668-6565 calera.hamptoninn.com Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alabaster (205) 624-6488 ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/alabaster/bhmbs/hoteldetail?cm_ mmc=YextLoc Holiday Inn Express & Suites Birmingham-Inverness (205) 776-6370 ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/birmingham/bhmtb/hoteldetail

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pelham (205) 987-8888 ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/pelham/pelex/hoteldetail Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel (205) 705-1234 wynfrey.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/ home.html Oak Mountain Lodge of Riverchase/ Pelham (205) 985-9117 oakmountainlodge.com Quality Inn of Pelham (205) 444-9200 qualityinn.com/hotel-pelham-alabamaAL065#listpos1 Sleep Inn (205) 982-9800 choicehotels.com Sonesta ES Suites Birmingham (205) 991-8686 sonesta.com/birmingham MACHINE & EQUIPMENT SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION Snag Equipment & Lubrication (205) 296-0436 snagequipment.com TMH Lift Trucks, Inc. (205) 672-7272 tmhlifts.com

WVTM 13 (205) 933-1313 alabamas13.com MEDICAL - GENERAL American Family Care (205) 403-8902 americanfamilycare.com American Esoteric Laboratories (205) 624-2040 ael.com American Family Care of Greystone (205) 201-7290 americanfamilycare.com American Family Care of Pelham (205) 621-6411 americanfamilycare.com Columbiana Clinic (205) 669-3138 Grandview Medical Clinic of Chelsea (205) 678-7779 Grandview Medical Clinic of Columbiana (205) 670-9691 KidsStreet Urgent Care (205) 644-8289 KidsStreetUrgentCare.com Therachem Research Medilab LLC (205) 427-0419

MAIL SERVICE

MEDICAL - SPECIALIZED

Pitney Bowes (205) 246-4294 pitneybowes.com

Alabama Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, Incorporated (205) 985-7393 alabamaentassociates.com

The UPS Store Chelsea (205) 677-2160 theupsstore.com MANUFACTURER Alabama Glas Tek, Inc. (205) 592-4527 Cheney Lime & Cement Company (205) 625-3031 cheneylime.com Johnson & Sons Steel, Inc. (334) 265-7841 johnsonandsonssteel.com Manufacturing Technology, LLC (205) 637-1202 mtechse.com Saginaw Pipe Company, Incorporated (205) 664-3670 saginawpipe.com Surface One Inc (205) 621-1125 http://surface1.com Vulcan Steel Products (205) 620-5100 http://www.vulc.com MARKETING Brownstone Marketing Solutions (205) 789-3600 bmsllc.biz Nick the Marketer, LLC (205) 610-9550 nickthemarketer.com

Alabama Psychiatry (205) 540-7477 alpsychiatry.com Birmingham Allergy & Asthma Specialists, P.C. (205) 943-1197 birminghamallergy.com Cahaba Dermatology & Skin Health Center, LLC (205) 214-7546 (Skin) cahabaderm.com Central Alabama Wellness (205) 663-1252 chiltonshelby.org Columbiana Health and Rehab (205) 669-1712 Heart South Cardiovascular Group, PC (205) 663-5775 http://www.heartsouthpc.com Inverness Dermatology (205) 995-5575 http://www.invernessderm.com Lemak Sports Medicine, LLC (205) 329-7500 National TeleTherapy Resources (NTR) (205) 245-3068 ntrlink.com Psychiatry South, Inc. (205) 987-0724 psychiatrysouth.com

MEDIA

Shelby Podiatry, P.C. (205) 663-3224 shelbypodiatry.com

ABC 33/40 (205) 982-3942 abc3340.com

Southeast Gastro (205) 663-1023 http://www.gastrodocs.info

Birmingham Business Journal (205) 322-0000 bizjournals.com/birmingham/

Village Dermatology (205) 877-9773 http://villagedermatology.net

CBS WIAT 42 (205) 322-4200 wiat.com

METAL FABRICATOR

FOX6 WBRC-TV (205) 322-6666 myfoxal.com Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. (205) 669-3131 shelbycountyreporter.com WBHM (205) 934-2606 wbhm.org

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HOME SERVICES

Central Alabama Fabricators, Inc. (205) 669-6120 MILITARY SERVICE Birmingham Air National Guard (205) 714-2287 MORTGAGE Classic Home Mortgage, Inc. (205) 444-5866 fundinghomedreams.com

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InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC (205) 795-3833 interlincalabama.com/cgapen MortgageBanc (205) 986-4236 mortgagebancllc.com MOVING & STORAGE Armstrong Relocation & Companies (205) 942-1625 armstrongrelocation.com Changing Spaces Moving, Inc. (205) 972-0744 changingspacesmoving.com Motivated Movers (205) 995-7585 motivatedmoversbham.com Space Cadets (205) 326-7025 spacecadetsorganizing.com MUSEUM & ARCHIVES Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum (205) 668-3435 hodrrm.org Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington (205) 669-8767 washingtonmuseum.com KCH Museum of George Washington (205) 669-8767 washingtonmuseum.com/ Shelby County Historical Society, Incorporated (205) 669-3912 schsociety.org Shelby County Museum & Archives (205) 669-3912 rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alshelby/ schs.html Shelby Iron Works (205) 669-2465 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT Selective Management Services (205) 624-3586 http://www.selectivemgmt.com NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Alabama Childhood Food Solutions (205) 451-2358 alabamachildhoodfood.com Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama (205) 669-3836 capmal.org Hatching Hope (205) 624-2424 HatchingHopeCares.org Second Shift (205) 201-0464 secondshiftalabama.org OFF ROAD VEHICLES Southern Off Road (205) 685-1911 southernoffroad.com OFFICE EQUIPMENT - SALES & LEASING

Bryant Bank of Columbiana (205) 670-9735 bryantbank.com Chelsea Citizen Observer Patrol (205) 678-8455 CIS Home Loans (205) 443-7290 Sarah’s Auto Sales, LLC (205) 620-3346

The Local Kitchen & Ale (205) 671-5082 thelocalkitchenandale.com PAINTING COMMERCIAL AND/OR RESIDENTIAL Along Those Lines (205) 215-7963 PARAMEDICS Regional Paramedical Services (205) 664-1036 rpsems.com PAVING - ASPHALT Glenn Contracting & Paving Co, Inc. (205) 991-0194 glennpaving.com PAYROLL SERVICES AdvaPay Systems (205) 588-2618 advapaysystems.com Paychex Inc. (205) 991-3990 paychex.com PEST CONTROL & SERVICES Cook’s Pest Control - South District Office (205) 980-0920 cookspest.com

Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (205) 939-3699 andrewssportsmedicine.com

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Cahaba Valley Plumbing (205) 578-9883 cahabavalleyplumbing.net

Knowles Realty (205) 618-9898 knowlesrealty.net

Helena Hollow (205) 541-8150 helenahollow.com

Roto-Rooter Services Co. (205) 518-7072 http://www.rotorooter.com

Melissa Wise/RealtySouth Agency (205) 520-3878 melissawise.realtysouth.com

The Neighborhood Plumber (205) 663-0612 theneighborhoodplumber.com

Peter Northcott, Realtor / LAH Hoover (205) 440-3093 lahrealestate.com/agents/peter_ northcott/

PRINTING SERVICES EBSCO Media (205) 226-8516 ebscomedia.com Minuteman Press (205) 621-2722 alabaster.minutemanpress.com PostNet of Chelsea (205) 678-0123 postnet.com/al106 The Awards & Engraving Place (205) 823-7676 alabamaawards.com The UPS Store Caldwell Mill at Valleydale in Hoover (205) 980-8180 hoover-al-2389.theupsstorelocal.com/

Shelby County Park and Recreation Authority (205) 991-2015

The Madonias - Keller Williams (205) 915-5644 themadonias.com

Shiloh Clays (205) 368-2776 shilohclays.com

REAL ESTATE - COMMERCIAL Cushman & Wakefield/EGS Commercial Real Estate (205) 939-4440 egsinc.com

REAL ESTATE - RENTAL

RECREATION EQUIPMENT & RETAIL

Junior Davis & Associates - Laney Yarchak (205) 937-9038 juniordavis.com

REAL ESTATE - RESIDENTIAL

PROPANE Ferrellgas (800) 344-1939 ferrellgas.com

H. Monroe Properties

ARC Realty - Cindy Edmunds, Agent (205) 229-2774 arcrealtyco.com Birmingham Association of Realtors (205) 871-1911 birminghamrealtors.com

Leane Randle, REALTOR (205) 531-4245 LeaneRandle.com

Vulcan Termite & Pest Control, Inc. (205) 663-4200 vulcantermite.com

PUBLICATIONS

Medshop Pharmacy Inc. (205) 621-8407 PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES Fotowerks, LLC (205) 669-9970 PHYSICAL THERAPY Therapy South of Chelsea (205) 678-7272 TherapySouth of Pelham (205) 664-8404 therapysouth.com

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION

Ad Specialty Plus (205) 403-0018 adspecplusinc.com

Shoals Mills Village & Development

PHARMACIES

Kidz Town LLC (205) 690-8616 kidztown35040.com

Shelby Baptist Association (205) 669-7858 shelbybaptist.org

PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS

Mr. Bugg’s Pest Patrol, Inc. (205) 663-1919 mrbuggs.com

Shaggy Chic Grooming (205) 212-4059 myshaggychic.com

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Southeast Commercial (205) 623-3202 southeastcommercial.net

Keller Williams Realty - Chad Hester (205) 369-6227 chadhester.kwrealty.com

Helena Dog House (205) 624-3425 helenadoghouse.com

Pump It Up (205) 900-8123 pumpitupparty.com/pelham-al

Signature Homes (205) 989-5588 e-signaturehomes.com

Sealy Management Co. Inc (205) 391-6000 sealyrealty.com

PET GROOMING SERVICES

Pelham Racquet Club (205) 621-3380 pelhamracquetclub.com/

Regions Tradition (205) 967-4745 brunoeventteam.com

Cook’s Pest Control, Inc. (205) 290-0890 cookspest.com

Wayne’s Environmental Services, Inc. (205) 985-7009 callwaynes.com

Oak Mountain State Park (205) 620-2520 alapark.com/OakMountain

RealtySouth, Joe Bryant Agency (205) 478-7779

Down South Realty (205) 966-8684

Davis Drug (205) 669-6713 mygnp.com/pharmacies/davis-drugcompany-columbiana-al-35051/

ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST

Farris Management Company, Inc. (205) 663-0572

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

OFFICE FURNITURE

Office Depot (205) 945-2650 business.officedepot.com

PLUMBING SERVICES

Plumb-Tech, Inc. (205) 664-5324

Blair Pharmacy (205) 358-3470 blair-pharmacy.com

OFFICE SUPPLIES & SERVICES

Blue Water Park LLC (205) 663-7428 http://www.bluewaterparkal.com

PLUMBING & GAS FITTERS

Auto-Chlor System (205) 337-1689 acs-llc.net

BancCard (615) 719-1677

Xerox Business Solutions (205) 969-3000 stewartal.com

OFCworkscapes, Inc. (205) 730-1190 ofcworkscapes.com

EXIT Magic City Realty (205) 506-0714 exitmagiccityrealty.com

OTHER

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Birmingham Christian Family Magazine (205) 408-7150 birminghamchristian.com

Myers Enterprises LLC - Keller Williams (205) 616-1445 myersenterprisesllc.kwrealty.com

Greystone Living (205) 902-7177

RE/MAX First Choice (205) 663-4402 firstchoiceal.com

JBMC Media (205) 617-9609 jbmcmedia.com

RealtySouth - Inverness (205) 991-6565 realtysouth.com

Starnes Media (205) 313-1780 starnes.media

RealtySouth - Pelham (205) 663-3895 realtysouth.com

Women’s Exchange (205) 967-0085 womens-exchange.com

Rudulph Real Estate (205) 879-4691 rudulphrents.com

Greystone Neighbors (205) 777-8334 bestversionmedia.com

Simon Kalba, Realtor (205) 245-7070 realtysouth.com

Macaroni Kid South Birmingham (404) 558-2837 sbirmingham.macaronikid.com/

Team Lehman, Keller Williams Metro South (205) 542-4011 team-lehman.com

REAL ESTATE AHI Properties (205) 682-9106 theahigroup.com ARC Realty (205) 969-8910 arcrealtyco.com Brenda Rayburn - Keller Williams (205) 799-4515 rayburnassociates.com

Xtra Living Real Estate (205) 223-1044 x-traliving.com RECREATION Alabaster Senior Center (205) 663-1307 cityofalabaster.com/facilities/facility/ details/seniorcenter-16 Birmingham Barons Baseball (205) 988-3200 barons.com

The Yak Shak (205) 767-3201 theyakshak.com RESIDENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES The Maids (205) 871-9338 maids.com/83 RESTAURANTS 5 Amigos Mexican Restaurant (205) 980-8266 5-amigos.business.site Applebee’s Bar + Grill of Chelsea (205) 678-8800 qrcllc.net Arby’s - Alabaster (205) 664-1797 arbys.com Bay Leaf Authentic Indian Cuisine (205) 518-0208 bayleafindiancuisines.com Beef O Bradys of Helena (205) 624-2333 facebook.com/beefobradyshelena Bertolone’s Italian - Calera (205) 690-7325 bertolones.com Birds & Burgers (214) 886-8050 birdsandburgers.com Bonefish Grill (205) 985-9545 bonefishgrill.com Bohemia Bar & Grill (205) 624-3003 Brook Highland Bar & Grill (205) 991-8388 Cajun Boys & Our Poboys - Chelsea (205) 678-2256 cajunboysandourpoboys.com Cajun Boys & Our Poboys - Valleydale Location (205) 678-9481 cajunboysandourpoboys.com Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken (205) 621-3991 champyschicken.com Chick-Fil-A at Greystone (205) 995-8333

Coffee Shoppe (205) 672-2278 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (205) 987-1555 crackerbarrel.com Cream & Cones Ice Cream Lounge (205) 848-8383 creamandcones.com Customs Cafe’ (205) 987-0176 customscafe.com Dreamland BBQ -- Highway 280 (205) 820-7427 dreamlandbbq.com

The HoneyBaked Ham Company (205) 620-9899 myhoneybakedstore.com/ alabaster/808 Tin Top Bar B Que 2 (205) 670-0583 Walk - On’s Bistreaux & Bar (337) 412-0503 wobham.com Whataburger @ Alabaster (205) 620-4188 whataburger.com Whataburger @ Inverness (205) 980-9314 locations.whataburger.com/al/ birmingham/111-resource-centerpkwy.html

Fat Johnny’s Comfort & Soul (205) 671-5331

Whataburger @ Pelham (205) 987-2779 whataburger.com

Full Moon Bar-B-Que of Pelham (205) 517-6966 fullmoonbbq.com

Zapopan Mexican Resaurant (205) 668-4008 zapopancalera.com

Golden Corral Corporation (205) 682-0150 goldencorral.net

RETAIL

Golden Rule Bar-B-Q of Pelham (205) 621-4461 goldenrulebbq52.com Hardee’s (205) 757-7332 Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q at Greystone (205) 991-1306 JimnNicks.com Jimmy John’s (205) 564-8228 jimmyjohns.com/ Johnny Ray’s @ Chelsea (205) 678-8418 johnnyraysbbq.com/chelsea/

Aaron’s of Pelham (205) 620-2513 aarons.com Bailey Brothers Music Company (205) 271-7827 baileybrothers.com Coosa Valley Milling & Hardware (205) 669-6605 coosavalleymilling.com DSLD Land Management AquaScapes (205) 437-1012 dsldland.com Ensley-Fairfield Mattress Company (205) 663-9733 efmattress.com

The UPS Store of Pelham (205) 664-2258 http://theupsstorelocal.com/1183

Cricket Mobile (205) 282-0573 cricketwireless.com

SIGNS

Low Latency Communications, LLC (205) 745-3970 lowlatencycomm.com

FASTSIGNS (205) 823-4045 fastsigns.com/198 Reliable Sign Services, Inc. (205) 664-0955 reliablesigns.com SKILLED NURSING FACILITY Ahava Healthcare of Alabaster (205) 663-3859 alabasterctr.com Rehab Select at Shelby Ridge (205) 620-8500 rehabselect.net SPECIALTY GIFTS Preppy Pinkies LLC (941) 201-9435 preppypinkies.com SPORTS CLUB Alabama Soccer Association (205) 991-9779 alsoccer.org Birmingham Bulls Hockey Club, LLC (256) 620-6870 bullshockey.net Birmingham Legion FC (205) 600-4720 bhmlegion.com Flip Side Watersports (205) 423-5457 flipsideal.com SPORTS EQUIPMENT Tandems, Ltd. (205) 991-5519 tandemsltd.com

TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES Business Telephones Incorporated (205) 988-8297 http://www.bticonnect.com THRIFT STORE The Foundry Ministries (205) 424-4673 foundryministries.com TIRE WHOLESALER Tire Engineers @ Hwy 280 (205) 408-2720 tireengineers.com/ TRAINING Alabama Technology Network (205) 856-8000 atn.org Sandler Training in Birmingham (205) 306-8164 ksainc.sandler.com TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS Sanctuary Trust for Shelby County (205) 283-2680 TRANSPORTATION Apex Valet & Rare Transportation (205) 991-0532 apexvalet.com Double O Carriers (205) 471-3177

STEEL FABRICATORS

Transportation Management & Solutions

Marvin’s Building Materials of Calera (205) 668-2608

Dunn Building Company, LLC (205) 510-0243 dunnbuildingcompany.com

Transportation South, Inc. (205) 663-2287 transportationsouth.com

McAlister’s Deli of Pelham (205) 985-9797 mcalistersdeli.com/

The Cottage of Serendipity (205) 419-3390 http://thecottageofserendipity.com

Cutstone Company LLC (205) 624-3538 cutstoneco.com

TRAVEL AGENCY

Mikey’s at Fox Valley (205) 624-3641

RETAIL - ENTERTAINMENT

STORAGE

Alabama World Travel - Emily Trione (334) 399-1449 awtinc.com

Phobia Factory (205) 246-7789 phobiafactory.com

Attic Plus Storage (205) 969-1860 atticplus.com

Cruise Planners (205) 517-7070 mytripstogo.com

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

Cedars Self-Storage (205) 669-7638

Expedia CruiseShipCenters (205) 437-3354 cruiseshipcenters.com/GreystoneAL

Maya Mexican Restaurant Alabaster (205) 624-4477 mayamxrestaurant.com

Outback Steakhouse 280 (205) 991-4418 Panera Bread of Alabaster (205) 664-4525 panerabread.com Paradise Point Marina & RV Resort (205) 669-1515 paradisepointmarina.com Pelham Diner (205) 733-3756 Pita Mediterranean Street Food (205) 671-5155 pitastreetfood.com Salvatore’s Pizza & Pasta (205) 991-2881 inverness.salvatorespizzeria. com Subways of Chelsea (205) 678-9601 subway.com Taco Mama (205) 705-3333 tacomamaonline.com Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe (205) 380-4344 tazikiscafe.com

Magnolia’s (205) 618-9800 magnoliasgiftshop.com

Danberry At Inverness (205) 443-9500 danberryatinverness.com ROOFING Yellowhammer Roofing, Inc (205) 988-3337 yellowhammerroofing.com RUBBER PRODUCTS Specification Rubber Products (205) 663-2521 specrubber.com SECURITY SERVICES Five Star Security, Inc. (205) 230-3551 5-starsecurity.com SECURITY SYSTEMS ADT Security Services (205) 403-3164 adt.com SENIOR SERVICES

Texas Roadhouse (205) 985-7427 texasroadhouse.com/restaurantlocations/alabama/pelham

Nourish With Freedom LLC dba Assisted Living Locators (205) 420-8046 assistedlivinglocators.com/birmingham

The Anvil Pub & Grill (205) 637-7100 theanvilpub.com

SHIPPING

The Craft Burger (205) 995-0003 thecraftburgers.com

The UPS Store Calera (205) 668-4822 theupsstore/6068.com

Columbiana Mini Storage (205) 669-3308 Metro Companies (205) 985-5074 STORAGE - FACILITIES American Self Storage, LLC (205) 624-2336 amss4al.com CoolBox Self Storage - Caldwell Mill (205) 991-9449 coolboxselfstorage.com Greystone Self Storage, LLC (205) 206-7882 greystoneselfstorage.com/ SWIMMING POOLS Swimming Pool Services, LLC (205) 601-3385 swimmingpoolservices.net TAX & FINANCIAL SERVICES Cornerstone Certified Public Accounting, LLC (205) 678-8033 cornerstonecpanow.com TELECOMMUNICATIONS AT&T - Alabama (205) 714-0523 att.com

International Expeditions (205) 428-1700 ietravel.com PDPH Travel - Pixie Dust & Pirate Hooks/Savvy Travel Group (407) 205-9078 pixiedustandpiratehooks. com Vacation Concierge (205) 601-4355 vacationconcierge.org UTILITY COMPANIES Spire (800) 292-4008 spireenergy.com Alabama Power Company (205) 226-1720 alabamapower.com Gaston Steam Plant (205) 669-8007 SouthWest Water Company (205) 987-8352 CleanerCahaba.info Sterrett - Vandiver Water System, Inc. (205) 672-3396 svwatersystem.com Xpert Drilling (205) 937-6382

VETERINARIAN 280 Animal Medical Center (205) 678-8253 280amc.com Airport Veterinary Hospital, P.C. (205) 621-0500 airportveterinaryhospitalofcalera.com/ Helena Veterinary Clinic (205) 236-0500 helenavetclinic.com Oak View Animal Hospital (205) 988-3559 oakviewah.com Shelbiana Animal Clinic (205) 669-7717 Valleydale Animal Clinic (205) 991-5416 valleydaleanimalclinic.com Veterinary Specialists Of Birmingham (205) 967-9107 vsbham.com VIDEOGRAPHY Hope Finley Photography & Videography (205) 281-1908 Pitts Media (205) 365-3523 pittsmedia.com WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES Bin There Dump That (205) 406-5850 dumpsterrentalsbirmingham.com WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING Moore Coal Company, Inc. (205) 424-2705 moorecoal.com WEB DESIGN & SERVICES Great New Day Internet Solutions, LLC (205) 939-3565 greatnewday.com WEDDING VENUE Belle Farm LLC (205) 907-7344 Bellefarmevents.com Douglas Manor (205) 369-8714 WEIGHT LOSS Medical Weight Loss by Healthogenics (205) 991-9370 mdwls.com WINDOW TREATMENTS Van Gogh Window Fashions (205) 602-0456 vangoghwindowfashions.com WINERY Corbin Farms Winery (205) 685-0655 corbinfarmswinery.com WORKERS COMP Alabama Self Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund (205) 868-6900 ASIWCF.org The Argos Group Inc. (205) 980-7800 argosins.com WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Central Alabama Partnership for Training & Employment (205) 325-4880 Central Six Alabama Works!

(205) 719-3227 CentralSix.org The Onin Group (205) 298-7233 http://oningroup.com

CE Workforce- d.b.a T-Mobile (205) 620-6190

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Chick-Fil-A at Inverness (205) 995-9925 chick-fil-a.com/inverness

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The Montevallo Chamber of Commerce held a Business After Hours at the Blue Phrog Gallery the evening of March 12.

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Local parents documented their children’s first day back to school via e-learning at home after the COVID-19 outbreak prompted school buildings to close for the rest of the school year.

1. Addie Smith, Elvin Hill Elementary 2. Camden Harper, Chelsea Middle School; and Sullivan Harper, Forest Oaks Elementary 3. Davis Dolbare, Calera Elementary 4. Grant Smith, Elvin Hill Elementary

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To support our community, Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union is purchasing gift certificates from locally owned businesses and giving them away on Facebook and Instagram.

Like and follow Coosa Pines for your chance to win and #SupportSmallBusiness.

1-800-237-9789 | coosapinesfcu.org

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The Birmingham Boutique Blowout Spring Event was held March 7 and 8 at the Pelham Civic Complex. Forty vendor tables featured items including clothing, home dĂŠcor, art, candles, jewelry, toys and more.

1. Jessica Miller Buckmaster and Elizabeth Bridwell 2. Alexis Haney and Tara Lamberth 3. Abby Long and Melinda Renfroe 4. Pam Weaver 5. Renee and Chloe Deason 6. Trista Duran and Maria Robertson 7. Katie Lane, Mack Minor and Bekina Lane 8. Renea Hughston, Bliss Hubbard and Alyson Mitchell 9. Brittany Huey, Connie Huey, Jacquelyn Overstreet and Emma 10. Stacey Wheeler, Shannon Griffin, Alina Freeland and Erica Freeland 11. Brenda Golden, Jan Rye and Beckham Harris 12. Linda Stroud, Katie Littlefield and Adena Green

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MARKETPLACE

Marketplace Shelby Living • 205.669.3131

Need appliance or air conditioner parts? How about a water filter for your refrigerator? We have it all at A-1 Appliance Parts!

Call 1-800-841-0312 www.A-1Appliance. com

HIRING EXPERIENCED FULL CASE ORDER SELECTORS $18.58 per hour plus production $$$ incentives. Grocery order selection using electric pallet jacks & voice activated headsets. Great benefits including Blue Cross health & dental insurance & matching 401k.

Pre-employment drug test required.

Apply Online: WWW.AGSOUTH. COM Automation Personnel Services Hiring IMMEDIATELY For: Automotive Assembly, General Labor, Production, Clerical, Machine Operator, Quality, Carpentry, Welder, Foundry. Positions In: Calera, Clanton, Pelham, Bessemer, McCalla. Walkin applications accepted.

Clanton (205)280-0002.

Pelham (205)444-9774.

Avanti Polar Lipids is looking for full and part time employees.

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math skills required.

Boise Cascade Now • High school diploma Hiring for Utility required.

Positions. Starting pay $13.66/hour.

Mechanic needed.

Must be able to pass Must have own background screen. tools and five years Please apply at experience. Apply in www.bc.com person: 1105 7th St N, Clanton. Or call for Core Focus appointment Personnel 205-826205-755-4570 3088 • Now Hiring Production Mill Bama Concrete Worker, Jemison.

Now Hiring: Diesel 12 hrs (days/nights), Mechanic 4 Years ability to pass drug Minimum Experience. test, background CDL Preferred. check, physical.

Competitive Pay. Positions working in Great Benefits. outside temperature Apply in person: conditions. Previous 2180 Hwy 87 manufacturing Alabaster, 35007 experience required. $11.75/hr to start.

Bent Creek Apartments. $2000 SIGN ON Affordable 1 and 2 BONUS NEW Bedroom. On-site PAY SCALE TO Manager. On-site QUALIFYING Maintenance.

DRIVERS EVERGREEN 3001 7th Street. North TRANSPORT, is Clanton, AL 35045. accepting applications TDD#s: for local drivers in the 800-548-2547(V) Calera and Leeds, AL, 800-548-2546(T/A) area. Must have Class bentcreek@ A CDL, good driving morrowapts.com record, 1 yr verifiable Office Hours: tractor trailer Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm. experience. Good Equal Opportunity pay and benefits.

Provider/Employer Apply in person at 8278 Hwy 25 South, Immediate need for Calera, AL, or call for LPN’s. Full time LPN info 205-668-3316.

Position with sign on bonus. BMC Nursing Lancaster Place Home. Responsible Apartments. for patient care Location, community and supervision of & quality living in CNA staff. Will also Calera, AL. 1, 2, & 3 provide treatment and bedroom apartments meds for residents. available. Call today Apply online or call for specials!!

Human Resources 205-668-6871. Or visit at 205-926-3363 hpilancasterplace.com bibbmedicalcenter. com

Industrial Coatings Group, Inc. is hiring experienced -Sandblasters -Industrial Painters - Helpers. Must be able to pass drug test and e-verify check.

Must be willing to travel. Professional references required.

Please send resume to: icgsecretary@ hotmail.com or call (205)688-9004

Shake up your career!!! Are you looking for something new and FUN? Milo’s is always looking for great managers to come join our growing and dynamic team. Apply online at miloshamburgers.com

Specializing in all your hair care needs SERENITY SALON Barber/Stylist Chairs Available for Rent 2 Owner Operators Convenient Locations Wanting Dedicated • 2005 Valleydale Rd. Year Round • Pelham Anniston, AL • 3000 Meadow Lake www.pull4klb.com Dr. Suite 107 Call Nichole Marble Valley Manor. 205-240-5428 Affordable 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments South Haven Health for Elderly & Disabled. & Rehab NOW Many on-site services! HIRING!!! •LPN’s & 2115 Motes Rd, RN’s -$5,000 Sign-on Sylacauga.

Bonus for Full-Time 256-245-6500 shift •CNA’s •TDD#s: Apply in person: 800-548-2547(V) 3141 Old •800-548-2546(T/A).

Columbiana Rd Office Hours: Birmingham,AL-35266 Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm.

Equal Opportunity CLOCK REPAIR SVS. Provider/Employer * Setup * Repair * Maintenance. I can Are you a motivated fix your Mother’s professional? Are clock. Alabaster/ you looking for a Pelham. Call Stephen dynamic career? Are (205)663-2822 you ready to control your own level of Electrician - FT success? See why Supreme Electric, McKinnons’ is an local-based company exciting place to in Pelham. Must be work and grow. Now willing to learn & accepting applications work hard. Go to: for Sales, Service, and supremeelectricDetail Shop. Apply al.com Print with the receptionist. employment 205-755-3430 application under Contact Us. Mail to: Supreme Electric 231 Commerce Pkwy Pelham, AL 35124 or call 205-453-9327.

MARKETPLACE Nursing assistant to care for high functioning quadriplegic home health patient in Jemison. Must have valid drivers license.

Part-time.

Call Mr. Wilbanks 205-908-3333

Alabama Air Power Inc Now Hiring Industrial Air Compressor Technician Will cross train person with mechanical skills, Electrical and/or HVAC knowledge Blue Cross Health and Dental Paid Vacation Paid Holidays Apply In Person 1293 Hwy 87, Alabaster

$Cash Paid For Used RV’s!$ Motor Homes, Travel/Enclosed trailers, consignment welcome, Cars and Trucks, Pick up available, Mccluskey Auto and RV Sales, LLC 205-833-4575

The Harvest Place Christian Church Join us for worship every SUNDAY The Harvest Place Christian Church 14 Westside Ln, Columbiana, AL 35051 Bishop Wales Pop & Sons Williams, Jr Chief Oxford Healthcare Demolition & Junk Apostle in Montgomery Removal • Morning Worship currently hiring (205)948-8494 Sunday 11am certified CNA’s and/or junkguys2014@ • Life Enrichment Home Health aides in gmail.com • Junk Classes Sunday the Clanton, Marbury Removal Services • 10:15am and Maplesville areas. Thrift Store Hiring: Demolition• More!!

• Join Us Every Must be able to pass Cashier/Stocker FREE QUOTES!! ALSO Tuesday Night at complete background 35+hours/week WITH THE MENTION JOYFEST check, have reliable $10/hour Part-Time OF THIS AD GET $20 • Midweek Worshiptransportation Driver $8/hour. Must OFF!!!

Begins at 6:30pm and have a strong have good driving www.getyourharvest. work ethic. Serious record Service Tech, Inc. org inquiries only. Call START IMMEDIATELY! Heating & Air 334-409-0035 or Experience/ Conditioning Experienced Termite apply on-line at www. knowledge of foster AL Cert# 89282 Technician or Oxfordhealthcare.com care & adoption Now Hiring Fullsomeone experienced a plus! Email: Time Certified in route-service work Become a Dental raleighsplace@gmail.

Technician • Minimum and wants to learn Assistant in ONLY com (205)217-1366 5 years experience new profession. Work8 WEEKS! Please • Residential, vehicle/equipment visit our website Acceptance Loan Commercial and provided. Must capstonedental Company, Inc. Refrigeration • Ipad drive straight-shift, assisting.com or Personal loans! Let Experience • On-Call have clean driving call (205)561-8118 us pay off your title Rotation Apply at: record/be 21/pass and get your career loans! www.servicetechhvac. background/drug test. started!

224 Cahaba Valley Rd, com Training provided.

Pelham Insurance/401K Popeyes Seeking 205-663-5821 Sitting Angels Home offered. M-F 7:00friendly, motivated, Care, LLC NOW 4:30 + 1 Saturday/ dependable Crew Pharmaceutical ACCEPTING NEW month. Pay $13hr.

Members. OPEN Grade Pharmaceutical PATIENTS Doctor Send resume to INTERVIEWS DAILY Grade CBD Oil, a Appointments, facsmith@charter.net 2:00pm-5:00pm unique concept for Bathing/Dressing 3300 Pelham Parkway. sublingual absorption. Meal Preparation, Tru Acupressure Immediate Openings! Helps pain, anxiety, Errands, Laundry,Light Clinic LLC - You’re Start work this week! energy & more.

House Keeping and one massage away Apply online: Order from home More. Lenette Walls, from a good mood! work4popeyeskitchen. 205-276-7778. www.

Owner 205-405-6991 Massage therapy is com CiliByDesign.com/ not a luxury, it is a BrendaGlaze Western necessity! Licensed GENERAL LAWN International Gas Therapist SERVICES CARE Specialist in Construction & Cylinders, Inc AVAILABLE: • Deep large yards 2+ acres.

Workers Needed for Sign-On-Bonus!

Tissue • Swedish Serving Chilton, Local Construction Hiring SOLO & TEAM • Acupressure • Coosa & many more Company. Must be CDL Drivers •2yrs Hot Stone • Foot areas. Bi-weekly, experienced and Exp•Pass D.O.T Massage Same-Day weekly or one-time dependable. Job Physical/Background Appointments • services available. is five days a week.

Check •Hazmat Weekend & Evening SPRING CLEANUP Salary based on skills. Endorsement Hours • Walk-Ins SPECIALS! Must have remodeling Apply Online: Available • Call Alex today for experience. Call www.drive4western.

844 US Highway 31 details: 205-955-3439 Adam 205-863-9059 com EOE South, Alabaster AL. ~Military & Senior OPEN 7 DAYS A Discounts~ WEEK! 9:30am9:30pm 205-624-2211 AL License#E-3013

MACHINIST WANTED Need to have experience running manual lathe and milling machines.

Please call 205-337-2140.

University Baptist Child Development Center is pleased to announce that our First Class Preschool program was awarded a New Classroom Grant by Governor Ivey and the State Department of Early Childhood Education.

Our second classroom will house up to 18 preschoolers who are 4 years old by September 1, 2020.

Tuition is incomebased and we provide meals at no additional charge. Register at http://alprek. asapconnected.com WE ARE NOW HIRING Lead and Auxiliary teachers for First Class 4-yearold Pre-K programs.

School year positions with competitive pay.

Lead teachers must have degree in Early Childhood Education/ Development.

Auxiliary teachers must have Child Development Associate (CDA) or 9hrs Early Childhood Education/ Development.

Experience in First Class program & bilingual skills a plus. For questions about registration or to apply for a teaching position, contact Lorrie Ozley: universitybaptistcdc@ gmail.com 205-665-4039

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MY SHELBY COUNTY CHAD SCROGGINS New County Manager for Shelby County

Southern Style

Big Bad Breakfast The Cathead Chicken Biscuit here is one of the best southern style meals in town.

I highly recommended after a long morning on the bike. Nick Pihakis’s restaurants never let you down including Little Donkey just next door.

For a Pretty View On the Trail Again

History Lesson

American Village Citizenship Trust The opportunity to walk the campus or attend an event should inspire us all to understand how our forefathers intended for our government to operate. While you are there, check out the Veteran’s Shrine where you can enter the information of a military veteran and produce an interactive story of his/ her life and the 4th of July fireworks celebration.

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Oak Mountain State Park With 10,000 acres, this state park has a little bit of everything to do, but for me it is all about the mountain bike trails. I enjoy the approximately 50 miles of trails there but specifically riding the 20-mile “old loop.” I’m pictured there with my daughter Evie, who is 12.

The Cahaba River One of the best views of it is Cahaba River Park on the north or on the Helena side off of County Road 13. It is a partnership between Shelby County and the Forever Wild Land Trust.

Festival Time

Mt Laurel Spring & Fall Festivals Dunnavant Valley is a beautiful setting for people to converge on Mt Laurel. I encourage visitors to take a walk on the Dunnavant Valley Greenway before they leave the area.

IN AN EMERGENCY,

MAKE SHELBY BAPTIST YOUR FIRST STOP. A COMMUNITY BUILT ON RESPONSIVENESS In an emergency, you have the power to choose where to receive expert care. Insist on going to Shelby Baptist Medical Center. As your community of care, take comfort in knowing we’ll always be here when you need it the most.

To learn more, visit ShelbyBaptistMedicalCenter.com For life-threatening emergencies, call 9-1-1